CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-42813

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Nov 01, 2022 | Modified: Nov 03, 2022
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A certificate validation issue existed in the handling of WKWebView. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1. Processing a maliciously crafted certificate may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ipados Apple * 16.0 (excluding)
Iphone_os Apple * 16.1 (excluding)
Macos Apple * 13.0 (excluding)
Tvos Apple * 16.1 (excluding)
Watchos Apple * 9.1 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References