{"id":"CVE-2022-48618","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-48618","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T10:22:28.273Z","title":"Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability","description":"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.","published":"2024-01-09T18:15:45.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:15:43.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-367"],"affected":["apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/macos","apple/tvos","apple/watchos"],"epss":{"score":0.00487,"percentile":0.41919,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-01-31","dueDate":"2024-02-21","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48618"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 21 February 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48618","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48618","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}