CVE-2022-42789: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.7 (fixed in 11.7); from 12.0, before 12.6 (fixed in 12.6)

Published 2022-11-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.