Is CVE-2022-48575 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-48575 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-48575?

CVE-2022-48575 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-48575?

CVE-2022-48575 has an EPSS score of 0.15% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48575?

Upgrade macos to 12.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-48575

LOW

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A person with access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window. A consistency issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:< 12.4Fixed in:12.4CVE-2022-48575derived 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 VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Other references1

support.apple.com

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	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 2026-06-11.