CVE-2022-42864 Public exploit High · 7.0 EPSS 0.9%
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling
Apple · macOS
Official description · CVE.org
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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56.8 / 100
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 2 days before it was disclosed. Public exploit code (PoC-in-GitHub) appeared 35 days after disclosure.
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence2 days before
- Disclosedday 0
- Public exploit codePoC-in-GitHub+35 days
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No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.