High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-42805

Description

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: <15.6
Apple Inc./macOS Montereyllm-fuzzy
Range: <12.5
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <15.6
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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