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CVE-2022-42856

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

CVSS 3.1 High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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..

Official description from the CVE record, published by apple. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 8.8

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: Required

    A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.08523 (8.5% probability)
Percentile
95.1%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Dec 14, 2022
Federal due date
Jan 4, 2023

CISA assessment as of Jan 28, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Apple tvOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 16.2

  • Apple tvOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 13.1

  • Apple tvOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 15.7

  • Apple tvOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 16.1

  • Apple tvOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 16.2

References

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Timeline

  1. ID reserved
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Record published
  4. Record last updated

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