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CVE-2022-42867

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  • Published2022-12-15
  • Fixed in16.2
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-12-1519:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apple ipados
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.2< 16.216.2
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.2< 16.216.2
Apple macos
BranchAffectedFixed in
13.1< 13.113.1

3 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • webkit2gtk3AlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.38.5-1.el9and 3 other packages
  • webkit2gtk3AlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.38.5-1.el8and 3 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apple ipados to 16.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-04-21
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82025-04-21
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-4162025-04-21
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score34.8 %read 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-12-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42867?

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Is CVE-2022-42867 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-42867 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 34.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-42867?

CVE-2022-42867 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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