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title: "CVE-2022-48618: Apple tvOS vulnerability | CubePath"
description: "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…"
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source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48618
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# CVE-2022-48618: Apple tvOS vulnerability | CubePath

## Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by apple. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48618)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.0

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | High      | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. |
| Privileges required    | Low       | A basic user account is needed.                                                           |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                        |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.00487 (0.5% probability)

Percentile

42.3%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Jan 31, 2024

Federal due date

Feb 21, 2024

### CISA assessment as of May 7, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-367](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/367.html) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Apple tvOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 16.2
- Apple macOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 13.1
- Apple iOS and iPadOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 16.2
- Apple watchOS

  - affected: unspecified up to before 9.2

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jan 5, 2024
2. Record published Jan 9, 2024
3. Added to CISA KEV Jan 31, 2024
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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