CVE-2022-42864: A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 0.9%
EPSS score, percentile 59.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 7.0 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 11.7
- before 16.2
- before 13.1
- before 12.6
- before 16.2
- before 15.7
and 1 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (7 products)
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 11.7 |
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 16.2 |
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 13.1 |
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 12.6 |
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 16.2 |
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 15.7 |
| Status | Versions |
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| Affected | before 9.2 |
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-362
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
14
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-1 iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-6 macOS Big Sur 11.7.2
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-4 macOS Ventura 13.1
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2
2 more in the CVE record.
Known exploited Apple vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-86950: Apple Multiple Products Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-65400: Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-31277: Apple Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-43510: Apple Multiple Products Improper Locking Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-43520: Apple Multiple Products Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability