Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.1.2 AppleMobileFileIntegrity Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-42865. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2022 by Wojciech Reguła as HT213530 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42865. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Upgrading to version 16.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.2

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213530
Researcher: Wojciech Reguła
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215663
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:01
Updated: 04/22/2025 02:31
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:01 (18), 12/14/2022 09:04 (28), 01/09/2023 09:30 (2), 01/09/2023 09:34 (11), 04/22/2025 02:31 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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