CVE-2022-42841
High
Published: 15 December 2022
Published
15 December 2022
Modified
21 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0030
53.8th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-42841 is a high-severity Type Confusion (CWE-843) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 46.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-45904
Vulnerability details
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
apple
macos
13.0 · 11.0 — 11.7.2 · 12.0.0 — 12.6.2
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.