CVE-2022-46709
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- Record
CVE-2022-46709- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- Record
CVE-2022-46709- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-49498
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- Record
EUVD-2022-49498- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pv66-8fqr-94c7
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- Record
GHSA-pv66-8fqr-94c7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46709 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apple Macos, published April 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.