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title: "CVE-2022-48503: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2022-48503/
description: "CVE-2022-48503 (Apple Multiple Products): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-08-14
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2022-48503"
kev: true
cvss: 8.8
epss: 0.03213
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2022-48503: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run Apple Multiple Products. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-10-20, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-11-10 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 3.2% , percentile 88: FIRST’s model estimates a 3.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs a user to click or open something. Phishing makes that realistic, but it is not wormable.

## What it is

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.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apple macOS: unspecified < 12.5
- Apple tvOS: unspecified < 15.6
- Apple Safari: unspecified < 15.6
- Apple watchOS: unspecified < 8.7
- Apple iOS and iPadOS: unspecified < 15.6

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 8.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-10-20; federal due date 2025-11-10. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA 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.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 3.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 88.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (support.apple.com)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340)
- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (support.apple.com)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213341)
- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (support.apple.com)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342)
- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (support.apple.com)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345)
- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (support.apple.com)](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2022-48503](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48503)
- [NVD entry CVE-2022-48503](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48503)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48503)

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