CVE-2022-42791

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446 - Vendor Advisory

10 Nov 2022, 04:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(CONFIRM) https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446 -

02 Nov 2022, 19:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-362
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.0
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

01 Nov 2022, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-11-01 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-05 17:18

NVD link : CVE-2022-42791

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42791

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42791

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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