CVE-2022-46718

MEDIUM EXPLOITED

iPadOS < 15.7.2 - Unauthorized Sensitive Location Information Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-46718 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including biscuitehh.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a writeup and documentation for the 'Dynamic' library, which facilitates accessing private/hidden Objective-C APIs in Swift. It is not an exploit PoC but rather a utility library for dynamic method invocation.

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 27 stars
by biscuitehh · poc
https://github.com/biscuitehh/cve-2022-46718-leaky-location

This repository contains a writeup and documentation for the 'Dynamic' library, which facilitates accessing private/hidden Objective-C APIs in Swift. It is not an exploit PoC but rather a utility library for dynamic method invocation.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: iOS/macOS applications using Swift
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to Objective-C APIs · Swift development environment
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0036
EPSS Percentile 28.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2022-12-13
CWE
CWE-346
Status published
Products (3)
apple/ipados < 15.7.2
apple/iphone_os < 15.7.2
apple/macos 11.0.0 - 11.7.2
Published Jun 23, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026