CVE-2022-42854: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: 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.