CVE-2022-42790 Information disclosure in macOS
An attacker with physical access can view restricted content from the lock screen due to a logic issue in state management.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42790?
CVE-2022-42790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 1 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6. A user may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42790?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-42790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cww5-rhpx-mg2j.