Injection Issue in Xcode Products by Apple
CVE-2022-42797

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Xcode
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2023

Summary

An injection vulnerability was identified in Xcode, allowing a malicious application to potentially acquire root privileges due to improper input validation. This issue was rectified in Xcode 14.1, enhancing the overall security posture by ensuring robust checks on user input.

Affected Version(s)

Xcode < 14.1

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213496

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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