Exploitation Summary
CVE-2022-46690 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
Mailing List mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2023-07-01
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (5)
apple/ipados
< 16.2
apple/iphone_os
< 16.2
apple/macos
< 13.1
apple/tvos
< 16.2
apple/watchos
< 9.2
Published
Dec 15, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026