CVE-2022-42861: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.2 (fixed in 15.7.2); from 16.0, before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.7.2 (fixed in 15.7.2); from 16.0, before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
• Apple macOS: before 12.6.2 (fixed in 12.6.2); version 13.0 only

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