CVE-2022-42797

Root privilege escalation via input injection

Published Feb 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 11, 2025

Injection in IDE Xcode Server in Apple Xcode before 14.1 allows local users to gain root privileges through a crafted app. The component fails to validate an undisclosed app-controlled input before passing it to a downstream operation; Apple has not published the affected field, function, or operation. Exploitation requires local execution of an app and results in root-level control of the Mac.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Injection in IDE Xcode Server in Apple Xcode before 14.1 allows local users to gain root privileges through a crafted app. The component fails to validate an undisclosed app-controlled input before passing it to a downstream operation; Apple has not published the affected field, function, or operation. Exploitation requires local execution of an app and results in root-level control of the Mac.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-42797
Published
Feb 27, 2023
Updated
Mar 11, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
Xcode
Classifications
CWE-74, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · Xcodeversion=unspecified <14.1

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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