Is CVE-2022-48618 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2022-48618 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-01-31.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-48618?

CVE-2022-48618 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-48618?

CVE-2022-48618 has an EPSS score of 0.49% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-48618

HIGHCISA KEV

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain a time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) memory corruption vulnerability that allows an attacker with read and write capabilities to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-02-21

References

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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 2025-10-23.