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CVE-2022-42827

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2022-11-01 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple iOS and iPadOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability — Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple iOS and iPadOS kernel contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability which can allow an application to perform code execution with kernel privileges.

Added to KEV: 2022-10-25
Remediation due: 2022-11-15
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42827

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2022-11-01
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-787

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Affected configurations

• apple ipados (< 15.7.1) • apple iphone os (< 15.7.1) • apple iphone os (>= 16.0 < 16.1)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References