CVE-2022-48618

7.0

HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score

0.17%

LOW RiskEPSS (38th percentile)

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.

Published: 1/9/2024

Modified: 10/23/2025

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.17%LOW Exploitation Risk

38th percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.17% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

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