CVE-2022-48503The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.
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It affects Apple macOS and 6 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 20, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 10, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.
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The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-129
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Oct 20, 2025; federal remediation due Nov 10, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 3.21% (percentile 88)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | from unspecified before 12.5 | CNA record |
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | from unspecified before 15.6 | CNA record |
Apple Safari apple:safari (from the name) | from unspecified before 15.6 | CNA record |
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name) | from unspecified before 8.7 | CNA record |
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | from unspecified before 15.6 | CNA record |
apple safari apple:safari | before 15.6 | NVD |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 15.6 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 15.6 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | from 12.0.0 before 12.5 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 15.6 | NVD |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 8.7 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213341release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48503us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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