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Apple Issues Updates for Older Devices to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()1 min read3
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2022-42856
Type Confusion in Apple WebKit (Safari/iOS/macOS/tvOS), Actively Exploited
8.89%KEV
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1 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Jan 24, 2023 Mobile Security / 0-Day Attack Apple has backported fixes for a recently disclosed critical security flaw affecting older devices, citing evidence of active exploitation. The issue, tracked as CVE-2022-42856 , is a type confusion vulnerability in the WebKit browser engine that could result in arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content.

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