CVE-2022-48503

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Analyzed
Published: 14 Aug 2023, 22:40
Last modified:21 Oct 2025, 23:05

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.16% LOW
0% probability -0.17%
KEV
Listed
CISA
1 listing
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Aug 2023, 22:40
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
20 Oct 2025, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability
21 Oct 2025, 23:05
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.16%• Percentile: 37%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-129•Improper Validation of Array Index

    The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array.

Affected Systems

  • apple•ios and ipados

    ≥ unspecified, < 15.6

  • apple•ipados

    < 15.6

  • apple•iphone_os

    < 15.6

  • apple•macos

    ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.5 | ≥ unspecified, < 12.5

  • apple•safari

    < 15.6 | ≥ unspecified, < 15.6

  • apple•tvos

    < 15.6 | ≥ unspecified, < 15.6

  • apple•watchos

    < 8.7 | ≥ unspecified, < 8.7

References (6)