Vulnerability intelligence

CVE-2022-42856

Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability

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..

CVSS Score

8.8

High

EPSS — Exploit Probability

0.2%

Riskier than 36% of all CVEs

Exploitation

Confirmed in the wild

Used in ransomware campaigns

Remediation

Patch available

Federal deadline 2023-01-04