CVE-2022-42826: apple ipados Use After Free
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-42826DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826
Published 27-02-2023Last modified 11-03-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-42826 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in apple ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 6Timeline
- 27-02-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, Safari 16.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.77% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.77%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu5 products
- qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
- qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
- webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.38.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 | < 2.38.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Apple4 products
Debian2 products
- webkit2gtk< 2.38.4-1
- wpewebkit< 2.38.4-1
Webkitgtk1 product
- webkitgtk< 2.40.1
4 vendors · 12 products
References
9 links- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213495Vendor Advisory
