CVE-2022-48618
Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVSS
7.0HighExploit odds (EPSS)0.49%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV
What fixes it
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Timeline
Description
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain a time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with read and write capabilities to bypass Pointer Authentication.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 4
- tvOSaffected: unspecified before 16.2CVE List
- macOSaffected: unspecified before 13.1CVE List
- iOS and iPadOSaffected: unspecified before 16.2CVE List
- watchOSaffected: unspecified before 9.2CVE List
References 7
- 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/HT213536Referencevia CISA KEV
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48618Referencevia CISA KEV
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Referencevia CVE List
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Referencevia CVE List
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530Referencevia CVE List
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536Referencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48618Referencevia CVE List