CVE-2022-42851: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. 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, tvOS 16.2. Parsing a maliciously crafted TIFF file may lead to disclosure of user information.

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)

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