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Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00487,"percentile":0.42217,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":true,"known_exploited":true,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-287","CWE-367"],"published":"2024-01-09T17:58:59Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:15:43Z","kev":{"date_added":"2024-01-31","due_date":"2024-02-21","required_action":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown"},"exploitation":[{"source":"euvd","since":"2024-01-31"},{"source":"kev","since":"2024-01-31"}],"products":[{"vendor":"apple","product":"ios and ipados"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"ipados"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"iphone_os"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"macos"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"multiple products"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"tvos"},{"vendor":"apple","product":"watchos"}],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535","tags":["x_transferred","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532","tags":["x_transferred","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530","tags":["x_transferred","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536","tags":["x_transferred","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48618","tags":["government-resource","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48618"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2rr-hhf4-8739"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-48618","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.","status":"published","published":"2024-01-09T17:58:59.097Z","modified":"2025-10-21T23:05:29.157Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"adp"}],"cwes":["CWE-367"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:33.913527Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-51313","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. 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