CVE-2022-48618: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2022-48618 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-01-31

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain a time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) memory corruption vulnerability. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capabilities can exploit this race condition to bypass Pointer Authentication (PAC).

Technologies: Apple Multiple Products. Vendors: Apple.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-48618 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2022-48618 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 31 January 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2022-48618?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 31 January 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Apple iOS < 16.2; Apple iPadOS < 16.2; Apple macOS Ventura 13.0 to < 13.1; Apple tvOS < 16.2; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-48618?
A patch was published on 2022-12-13: Fixed in macOS 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 16.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2022-48618 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-48618?
Check whether you run Apple Multiple Products. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Apple iOS < 16.2
  • Apple iPadOS < 16.2
  • Apple macOS Ventura 13.0 to < 13.1
  • Apple tvOS < 16.2
  • Apple watchOS < 9.2

Timeline

  • 2024-01-31: disclosed: NVD publication date
  • 2024-01-31: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-01-31: exploited: Apple reported awareness of exploitation against iOS versions prior to 15.7.1
  • 2022-12-13: patched: Fixed in macOS 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 16.2

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