high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2022-48503Apple JavaScriptCore — missing bounds check to code execution

A missing bounds check in Apple's JavaScript engine, fixed in Safari 15.6, iOS and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6 and watchOS 8.7, lets crafted web content run code. Some affected products are end-of-life.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Update to Safari 15.6, iOS and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6 or watchOS 8.7 at minimum; retire devices that cannot reach those builds.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
3%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2023-08-14
Added to KEV
2025-10-20
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
—
Severity
high

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

Attacker needsThe user must open attacker-controlled web content in an affected browser.

Fixed inSafari 15.6, iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2022-48503 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24