TI-2022-20858 Aliases CVE-2022-42848 GHSA-mv7w-74c6-4w37

Protection mechanism failure in Apple tvOS

LOW 36CWE-693Published 2022-12-15 · Updated 2025-04-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed tvOS (Apple): 16.2, 15.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	tvOS	before 16.2	16.2	Patch available	CNA
Apple	tvOS	before 16.2	16.2	Patch available	CNA
Apple	tvOS	before 15.7	15.7	Patch available	CNA

tvOS VendorApple Affected before 16.2 Fixed in 16.2 Patch available CNA
tvOS VendorApple Affected before 16.2 Fixed in 16.2 Patch available CNA
tvOS VendorApple Affected before 15.7 Fixed in 15.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 15.7.2; 16.0 to before 16.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 15.7.2; 16.0 to before 16.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::	before 16.2	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.7.2; 16.0 to before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.7.2; 16.0 to before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2022-12-15
Apple tvOS 16.2
26 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH, 7 MEDIUM, 17 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-20866 Type confusion in Apple tvOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2022-20876 Use after free in Apple tvOSPriority HIGH 66
- TI-2022-23079 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 63
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Release · 2022-12-15
Apple tvOS 15.7
11 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-20866 Type confusion in Apple tvOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2022-23079 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 63
- TI-2022-23090 Out-of-bounds write in Apple tvOSPriority MEDIUM 43
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42848
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mv7w-74c6-4w37

References

Advisory 6

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

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Sources

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