CVE-2022-48503: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability

Published Jul 20, 2022
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Updated

AMD. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

Other sources

APFS. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Apple macOS, iOS, tvOS, Safari, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability in JavaScriptCore that when processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.

— CISA

Apple Neural Engine. An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Baidu Security), Ye Zhang@@co0py_Cat(Baidu Security), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Ferdous Saljooki@@malwarezoo(Jamf Software), an anonymous researcher, John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Daniel Lim Wee Soong(STAR Labs), Joshua Mason(Mandiant), Joshua Jones, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Secure Disclosure Labs), Korea Univ., Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, hjy79425575, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, ABC Research s.r.o, Yinyi Wu@@3ndy1, ABC Research s.r.o., Dongzhuo Zhao(ADLab of Venustech), (Cyberpeace Tech Co), ZhaoHai(Cyberpeace Tech Co), Ltd., Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), (Ant Group), Min Zheng(Ant Group), Hexhive (hexhive.epfl.ch)(China), NCNIPC(China), CVE-2022-32823, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927, Kai Lu(Zscaler's ThreatLabz), Sreejith Krishnan R@@skr0x1c0, Jeffrey Paul (sneak.berlin), Joshua Mason @jhu.edu)@@josh, Evgeny Kotkov, visualsvn.com, Xuxiang Yang@@another1024(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Gordon Long(Computest Sector 7), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Adam Chester(TrustedSec), Yuebin Sun@@yuebinsun2020(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Binoy Chitale(Illinois at Chicago), MS student(Illinois at Chicago), Stony Brook University(Illinois at Chicago), Nick Nikiforakis(Illinois at Chicago), Associate Professor(Illinois at Chicago), Jason Polakis(Illinois at Chicago), University(Illinois at Chicago), Mir Masood Ali(Illinois at Chicago), PhD student(Illinois at Chicago), Chris Kanich(Illinois at Chicago), (Illinois at Chicago), Mohammad Ghasemisharif(Illinois at Chicago), PhD Candidate(Illinois at Chicago), P1umer@@p1umer, Q1IQ@@q1iqF, Matthias Keller (m-keller.com), afang@@afang5472, xmzyshypnc@@xmzyshypnc1, Manfred Paul@@_manfp(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jan Vojtesek(Avast Threat Intelligence team), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Jeremy Legendre(MacEnhance), Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, Natalie Silvanovich(Google Project Zero), Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing)

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
Apple tvOS<15.6
15.6
Apple WatchOS<8.7
8.7
Apple macOS Monterey<12.5
12.5
Apple Safari<15.6
15.6
Apple iOS<15.6
15.6
Apple iPadOS<15.6
15.6
Apple Safari<15.6
Apple iPadOS<15.6
Apple iPhone OS<15.6
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.5
Apple tvOS<15.6
Apple WatchOS<8.7
Apple Multiple Products

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.7
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.5
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.6
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.6
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.6
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.6
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apple iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.6
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.7
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Monterey to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 12.5
  11. Configuration

    Enable the hardened runtime for the affected Apple component(s); the vendor notes the issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

    Apple software (unspecified) hardened runtime = enabled
  12. Compensating control

    Follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services.

  13. Compensating control

    Discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable (users should discontinue product utilization).

Event History

Jun 29, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:22 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 14, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:40 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Oct 20, 2025
Known Exploited
via CISA·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via CISA·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-48503.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48503?

The severity of CVE-2022-48503 is high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-48503?

CVE-2022-48503 affects macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, iOS 15.6, tvOS 15.6, and watchOS 8.7.

4

How was CVE-2022-48503 addressed?

CVE-2022-48503 was addressed with improved bounds checks in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, and Safari 15.6.

5

What is the potential impact of CVE-2022-48503?

CVE-2022-48503 may allow arbitrary code execution when processing web content.

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