High severity · published Dec 15, 2022
CVE-2022-46700
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation
8.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
15.0 before 15.7.2; 16.0 before 16.2 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
13.0 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 16.2 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 16.2 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46700
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46700
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28
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