Apple macOS: An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | before 13.1 | 13.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 16.2 | 16.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.7 | 15.7 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.1
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.1
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-23102 Apple macOS: Private Relay functionality did not match system settingsPriority LOW 39
- TI-2022-20867 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- Release ·
Apple macOS 16.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-23102 Apple macOS: Private Relay functionality did not match system settingsPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2chr-h4px-85v9
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-46703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2chr-h4px-85v9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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