CVE-2022-48503

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 87th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CWE-129

How to fix

Remediation Available

webkit2gtkDebian

Fixed in:2.38.0-1~deb11u1CVE-2022-48503

Fixed in:2.38.0-1CVE-2022-48503

webkit2gtk3Rocky

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jscRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jscRocky

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jsc-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jsc-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_2RHSA-2024:9680

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el8RHSA-2023:2834

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_4RHSA-2024:9679

Fixed in:0:2.46.3-1.el8_6RHSA-2024:9653

Fixed in:0:2.38.5-1.el9RHSA-2023:2256

webkitgtk4Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4Rocky

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-docRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-jscRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-jscRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-jsc-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

webkitgtk4-jsc-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.48.3-2.el7_9RHSA-2025:10364

SafariWindows application

Affected:15.6Fixed in:15.6Apple Inc.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability

Apple macOS, iOS, tvOS, Safari, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability in JavaScriptCore that when processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2025-11-10

References

Vendor Advisory5

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

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CVE-2021-35594	Medium	6.3	50%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-35737	High	7.5	21%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-6317	High	7.1	18%	-	-
CVE-2023-40477	High	7.8	12%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-48503?

Published advisories record a fix for 32 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2022-48503 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-48503 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2025-11-10. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2022-48503?

CVE-2022-48503 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-48503 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for webkit2gtk (Debian), webkit2gtk3 (Rocky), webkit2gtk3 (Red Hat / RHEL), webkit2gtk3-debuginfo (Red Hat / RHEL), and 28 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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