CVE-2022-48503 (GCVE-0-2022-48503)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-08-14 22:40
Modified
2025-10-21 23:05
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.5
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < 15.6
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   Apple Safari Version: unspecified   < 15.6
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < 8.7
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
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Date added: 2025-10-20

Due date: 2025-11-10

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213341 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48503

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