CVE-2022-42827

Apple iOS and iPadOS

Published 1 Nov 2022 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Oct 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Nov 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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..

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489 · Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490 · Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42827 · US Government Resource