Is CVE-2022-46701 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-46701 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-46701?

CVE-2022-46701 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-46701?

CVE-2022-46701 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46701?

Upgrade ipados to 16.2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-46701

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-46701derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-46701derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.1Fixed in:13.1CVE-2022-46701derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-46701derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-18.