Vulnerability report

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CVE-2022-48618

tvOS

Apple / tvOS · affected before 16.2

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Severity
CVSS 7.0 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Trusted Third Party Report
EPSS
0.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-48618 is a vulnerability affecting Apple tvOS, macOS, iOS and iPadOS, watchOS. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Listed in CISA KEV. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Affected products include Apple / tvOS and 3 other products, including affected before 16.2, affected before 13.1, and affected before 16.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

The issue was addressed with improved checks

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.

apple Affected
iphone_os
Before 16.2
apple Affected
ipados
Before 16.2
apple Affected
tvos
Before 16.2
apple Affected
macos
Before 13.1
apple Affected
watchos
Before 16.2
Apple Affected
tvOS
Before 16.2
Apple Affected
macOS
Before 13.1
Apple Affected
iOS and iPadOS
Before 16.2
Apple Affected
watchOS
Before 9.2
Published
09 Jan 2024
Exploitation Attempts Reported
31 Jan 2024
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

nessus_scanner cisa macos ios

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

CISA

Recorded 31 Jan 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-01-31 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/169649 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.0 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

0.5%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition CWE-367

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 09:26 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 17:58 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 23:19 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

Pro API

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-48618",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00487,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}