TI-2022-20859 Aliases CVE-2022-42849 GHSA-4cm7-7r9p-hq66

Improper privilege management in Apple tvOS

LOW 36CWE-269Published 2022-12-15 · Updated 2025-04-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

An access issue existed with privileged API calls. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed tvOS (Apple): 16.2watchOS (Apple): 9.2

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	watchOS	before 9.2	9.2	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
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 9.2 Fixed in 9.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 16.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 16.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::	before 16.2	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::	before 9.2	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 9.2

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 watchOS 9.2
23 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM, 14 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-20876 Use after free in Apple tvOSPriority HIGH 66
- TI-2022-23079 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 63
- TI-2022-20852 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 53
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-42849
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cm7-7r9p-hq66

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-8 watchOS 9.2

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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