CVE-2022-42841: Apple macOS

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

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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); version 13.0 only

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