CVE-2022-42797
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an injection vulnerability in Xcode 14.0 and earlier that allows a malicious app to gain root privileges through improper input validation. The fix in Xcode 14.1 implements improved input validation to prevent the injection attack that could lead to privilege escalation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 14.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Xcode versionOpen Xcode, then go to Xcode > About Xcode menu, or run 'xcodebuild -version' in TerminalAffected if The version displayed is earlier than 14.1 (for example, 14.0, 13.x, or earlier)
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Confirm Xcode command line tools versionRun 'xcode-select -p' to locate the developer directory, then check the version of Xcode tools installed in that pathAffected if The associated Xcode version is < 14.1
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Check for vulnerable build configurationsReview any custom build scripts, build phases, or external tool integrations within Xcode projects that may accept external input and could serve as injection vectorsAffected if Custom scripts or integrations exist and input validation is not confirmed to be robust
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Verify Xcode app bundle versionRight-click Xcode.app in Applications folder, select Get Info, and check the version number under the Name sectionAffected if Version shown is less than 14.1
The environment is affected if any installed Xcode version is earlier than 14.1, as this version introduced the input validation fix to prevent the injection attack that could lead to privilege escalation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped14.1
Upgrade to Xcode 14.1 or later. Review any custom build scripts or external tool integrations for potential injection vectors and ensure proper input sanitization is applied.
Xcode 14.1
- Open the Mac App Store application
- Search for Xcode in the search bar
- Locate Xcode in the results and click on it
- Click the Update button to download and install Xcode 14.1
- Wait for the download and installation to complete
- Launch Xcode 14.1 to verify the upgrade was successful
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-42797 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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