Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVE-2022-48618
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.0
HIGH
Exploitability:1.1
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.49%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-367 ↗CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified < 16.2 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 13.1 (affected) |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified < 16.2 (affected) |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified < 9.2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apple Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2024-01-05T23:19:09 |
| Published | 2024-01-09T17:58:59 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:05:29 |
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