CVE-2022-42821: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.7.2 (fixed in 11.7.2); from 12.0.0, before 12.6.2 (fixed in 12.6.2)

Published 2022-12-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.