CVE-2022-42809: Apple macOS

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

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. Processing a maliciously crafted gcx file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 13.0 (fixed in 13.0)

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