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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 16.2 |
| Apple | macOS | >= unspecified, < 13.1 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | >= unspecified, < 16.2 |
| Apple | watchOS | >= unspecified, < 9.2 |
| apple | iphone_os | < 16.2 |
| apple | ipados | < 16.2 |
| apple | tvos | < 16.2 |
| apple | macos | < 13.1 |
| apple | watchos | < 16.2 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48618US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 9, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Jan 31, 2024
- NVD status
- Analyzed