High severity7.0CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-48618
CVE-2022-48618
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.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.2
- (no CPE)range: =16.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=13.0,<13.1
- (no CPE)range: =13.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.2
- (no CPE)range: =16.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.2
- (no CPE)range: =9.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: before 15.7.1, =16.2
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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