CVE-2022-42856

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-12-14

Actively exploited. CVE-2022-42856 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-12-14) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Apple iOS contains a type confusion vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content leading to code execution.

CSIRTS triage

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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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 94% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2022-42856: Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-12-14

External references

NVD record for CVE-2022-42856

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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