# CVE-2022-42856: A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-12-14, remediation due 2023-01-04
- Exposure: Actively exploited
- Fixed in: 16.2, 13.1, 15.7, 16.1
- Published: 2022-12-15 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

This vulnerability affects Apple's Safari web browser and several of its operating systems, including tvOS, macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. A specially crafted web page could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the affected device.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Apple tvOS: from unspecified, fixed in 16.2
- Apple tvOS: from unspecified, fixed in 13.1
- Apple tvOS: from unspecified, fixed in 15.7
- Apple tvOS: from unspecified, fixed in 16.1
- Apple tvOS: from unspecified, fixed in 16.2

## 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..

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple tvOS, upgrade to a fixed version (16.2, 13.1, 15.7, 16.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

The bug is a type confusion issue, which Apple addressed with improved state handling. Apple says processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102792

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The listed tvOS fixed versions are 13.1, 15.7, 16.1, and 16.2, and the introduced version is unspecified. To check a device, compare its tvOS version under Settings > General > About.

Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102792

### What should I do about it?

Install the fixed tvOS release for the release line in use: 13.1, 15.7, 16.1, or 16.2. The advisory text references iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 as its fix versions.

Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102792

### Is it being exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-12-14, which means it has evidence of attacks. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog, https://cve.now/CVE-2022-42856

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/22
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/26/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32

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