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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-48618-apple-multiple-products-memory-corruption-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-31. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/multiple-products). Vendors: [Apple](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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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