CVE-2022-42825
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 · uneditedThis issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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 confidenceAn app with excessive entitlements could modify protected parts of the file system, bypassing standard file system protections. Apple addressed this by removing the additional entitlements that were improperly granting this access.
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< 16.0< 16.1< 13.0>= 11.0, < 11.7.1>= 12.0, < 12.6.1< 16.1< 9.1CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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Check iOS or iPadOS versionOn the device, go to Settings > General > About > Version, or use Apple Configurator, Finder (for enrolled devices), or MDM to query the iOS versionAffected if The version is below 16.0 for iPadOS, or below 16.1 for iOS
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Check macOS versionGo to System Settings > About > Version, or run `sw_vers` in TerminalAffected if The version is below 13.0, or between 11.0 (inclusive) and 11.7.1 (exclusive), or between 12.0 (inclusive) and 12.6.1 (exclusive)
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Check tvOS versionOn the Apple TV, go to Settings > General > About > VersionAffected if The version is below 16.1
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Check watchOS versionOn the Apple Watch, go to Settings > General > About > Version, or check via the paired iPhone's Watch app under My Watch > General > AboutAffected if The version is below 9.1
If any Apple device is running an OS version below the corresponding patched version (iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.0, macOS 13.0/12.6.1/11.7.1, tvOS 16.1, or watchOS 9.1), the device is affected by this entitlement bypass vulnerability.
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 · scoped9.111.7.112.6.1
Apply the vendor patches: update to iOS 16.1/iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, watchOS 9.1, or tvOS 16.1 as appropriate for affected devices.
iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Ventura 13, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1
- Upgrade iPhone OS (iOS) to version 16.1 or later
- Upgrade iPadOS to version 16.0 or later
- Upgrade macOS Big Sur to version 11.7.1 or later
- Upgrade macOS Monterey to version 12.6.1 or later
- Upgrade macOS Ventura to version 13.0 or later
- Upgrade tvOS to version 16.1 or later
- Upgrade watchOS to version 9.1 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-42825 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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