CVE-2022-42849: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An access issue existed with privileged API calls. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
• Apple tvOS: before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
• Apple watchOS: before 9.2 (fixed in 9.2)

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