Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Apple tvOS
Priority CRITICAL 90Exploited in the wildCWE-367Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2024-01-31CISA due date 2024-02-21
EPSS 0.00487 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tvOS (Apple): 16.2macOS (Apple): 13.1+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- 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 | tvOS | before 16.2 | 16.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 13.1 | 13.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 16.2 | 16.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | watchOS | before 9.2 | 9.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before 16.2 Fixed in 16.2 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.1 Fixed in 13.1 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 16.2 Fixed in 16.2 Patch available CNA
- watchOS VendorApple Affected before 9.2 Fixed in 9.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 16.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 16.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0 to before 13.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 16.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 to before 13.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.1
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.2
- Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 9.2
Timeline
- 2024-01-31 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48618
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2rr-hhf4-8739
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-2022-48618 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48618 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v2rr-hhf4-8739 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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