Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
Published: 2022-12-15
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 8.5% Low
KEV: Yes
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3274-1 webkit2gtk security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5308-1 webkit2gtk security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5309-1 wpewebkit security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-45919 A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5797-1 WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:15:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 21:30:00 +0200


Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0200

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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:15:00 +0100

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-12-14'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Aug 2024 03:00:00 +0200

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References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:29.832Z

Reserved: 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42856

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:19:05.404Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-12-15T19:15:25.123

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:05:29.160

Link: CVE-2022-42856

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-42856 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-843

    Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')