high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2022-42856Apple Web Content — Type Confusion Code Execution
A type confusion flaw means processing crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution on Apple devices. Apple knows of a report that it may have been exploited against iOS versions released before iOS 15.1.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 8.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 8.5% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2022-12-15
- Added to KEV
- 2022-12-14
- CISA due date
- 2023-01-04
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- execution
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1203
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsA user must load maliciously crafted web content.
Fixed inSafari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorysupport.apple.comsupport.apple.com
- 04Vendor advisorysupport.apple.comsupport.apple.com
- 05Vendor advisorysupport.apple.comsupport.apple.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, published_at, references | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-11-05 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added, exploitation.kev_due | cisa.gov | 2026-11-05 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-11-05 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, subtitle, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-11-05 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
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