CVE-2022-42798: Apple iPadOS

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

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to disclosure of user information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.1 (fixed in 15.7.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.7.1 (fixed in 15.7.1)
• Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.7.1 (fixed in 11.7.1); from 12.0, before 12.6.1 (fixed in 12.6.1)
• Apple tvOS: before 16.1 (fixed in 16.1)
• Apple watchOS: before 9.1 (fixed in 9.1)

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