Apple macOS: A user may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6. A user may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | before 13 | 13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 16 | 16 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 11.7 | 11.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.7 | 15.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 12.6 | 12.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 13 Fixed in 13 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 16 Fixed in 16 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 11.7 Fixed in 11.7 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.7 Fixed in 15.7 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.6 Fixed in 12.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 16
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13
63 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 54 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-20822 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 54
- TI-2022-14464 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2022-20826 Improper certificate validation in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- Release ·
Apple macOS 16
19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 17 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-20811 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-14415 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-14419 Apple macOS: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictionsPriority LOW 39
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- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.7
16 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14464 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2022-14458 Memory corruption in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2022-14415 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- Release ·
Apple macOS 15.7
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14464 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2022-14415 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-14419 Apple macOS: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictionsPriority LOW 39
- Release ·
Apple macOS 12.6
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14464 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
- TI-2022-14458 Memory corruption in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2022-20816 Improper input validation in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42790
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cww5-rhpx-mg2j
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-42790 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-42790 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cww5-rhpx-mg2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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