CVE-2022-42800: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in 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. A user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

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 watchOS: before 9.1 (fixed in 9.1)

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