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CVE-2022-42856: Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2022-42856
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS contains a type confusion vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content leading to code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: iOSRemote code execution
What
A type confusion vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content can lead to code execution.
Who is affected
Users of Apple iOS devices.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited.
Action
Update to the latest version of iOS.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-12-14
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42856

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-42856coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Apple iOS Type

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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