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CVE-2022-42856

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.08523
Risk score
63.18
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2022-12-15
Modified
2025-10-21
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2022-45919, GHSA-QH2R-8XVG-HM24
Products
Apple:iOS, Apple:tvOS unspecified <13.1, Apple:tvOS unspecified <15.7, Apple:tvOS unspecified <16.1, Apple:tvOS unspecified <16.2
Sources
cisa.gov CVE-2022-42856
euvd EUVD-2022-45919

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..

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