Is CVE-2022-48618 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2022-48618 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2022-48618. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2022-48618 affects Apple tvOS and 3 other products. KEV Intelligence lists 9 version rows; examples include 0 to < 16.2.

Yes. CVE-2022-48618 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-48618

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

Yes. CVE-2022-48618 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

tvOS

Apple / tvOS · affected before 16.2

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Severity: CVSS 7.0 · High
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 0.5%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-48618 is a vulnerability affecting Apple tvOS and 3 other products. 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....

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Apple / tvOS affected before 16.2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

The issue was addressed with improved checks

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.

Vendor Product Affected Status

apple iphone_os Before 16.2 Affected

apple ipados Before 16.2 Affected

apple tvos Before 16.2 Affected

apple macos Before 13.1 Affected

apple watchos Before 16.2 Affected

Apple tvOS Before 16.2 Affected

Apple macOS Before 13.1 Affected

Apple iOS and iPadOS Before 16.2 Affected

Apple watchOS Before 9.2 Affected

Published: 09 Jan 2024
Exploitation Reported: 31 Jan 2024
Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48618
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 31 Jan 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source	Added
CISA First	2024-01-31 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

Nessus template detected 02 Jun 2025.

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Nessus	https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/169649	02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.0 High

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

EPSS

0.5%

Weaknesses

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition CWE-367

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

02 Jun 2025
Nessus plugin available

Scanner coverage available
31 Jan 2024
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
09 Jan 2024
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
05 Jan 2024
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-48618",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00487,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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