CVE-2022-42844: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 8.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)

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