Apple macOS Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-42801. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 11/02/2022. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42801 since 10/11/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
11/02/2022 +22 days 🔍
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04/22/2025 +902 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: 170011
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212753
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2022 09:28
Updated: 04/22/2025 22:06
Changes: 11/02/2022 09:28 (39), 12/03/2022 11:15 (1), 12/03/2022 11:22 (10), 04/22/2025 22:06 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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