Vulnerability · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-46709

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity out-of-bounds write in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13
Apple macOS unspecified – before 16

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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