High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-42856
CVE-2022-42856
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
49cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.2
- (no CPE)range: <16.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.7.2
- (no CPE)range: <15.7.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.1
- (no CPE)range: <13.1
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.2
- (no CPE)range: <16.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: <15.7.2, <16.1.2
- osv-coords38 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3pkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3-jscpkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3-jsc-develpkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk3-soup2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk4&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3-soup2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4
< 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1+ 37 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150400.4.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150400.4.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150400.4.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150000.3.125.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150000.3.125.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150400.4.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150000.3.125.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150000.3.125.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150200.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-2.123.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150400.4.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.38.3-150400.4.25.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.