CVE-2022-42791
Published: 01 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-42791 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 41.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-45854
Vulnerability details
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.
Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.