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CVE-2022-42793 — An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks

An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks. 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. An app may be able to bypass code signing checks.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.03% (top 91.50%)
CWE
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Published
2022-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-22T15:41:49.668Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks. 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. An app may be able to bypass code signing checks.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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