CVE-2022-48618The issue was addressed with improved checks.
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It affects Apple tvOS and 5 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 31, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Feb 21, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.0 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-367
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jan 31, 2024; federal remediation due Feb 21, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.49% (percentile 41)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | from unspecified before 16.2 | CNA record |
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | from unspecified before 13.1 | CNA record |
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | from unspecified before 16.2 | CNA record |
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name) | from unspecified before 9.2 | CNA record |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 16.2 | CISA ADP |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 16.2 | CISA ADP |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 16.2 | CISA ADP |
apple macos apple:macos | before 13.1 | CISA ADP |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 16.2 | CISA ADP |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 16.2 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 16.2 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | from 13.0 before 13.1 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 16.2 | NVD |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 9.2 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536release-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48618us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.