high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2022-48618Apple — pointer authentication defeated by a race
A check-then-use race in Apple's kernel lets an attacker who already reads and writes memory get past pointer authentication, the defence built to stop exactly that step. Apple reports attacks against builds released before iOS 15.7.1.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.0/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 0% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- High Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2024-01-09
- Added to KEV
- 2024-01-31
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- privilege escalation
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1068
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsThe attacker must already hold arbitrary memory read and write access.
Fixed inmacOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorysupport.apple.comsupport.apple.com
- 04Vendor advisorysupport.apple.comsupport.apple.com
- 05Vendor advisorysupport.apple.comsupport.apple.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.