What is CVE-2022-46702?

CVE-2022-46702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-46702?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-46702 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2022-46702

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2022-12-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (Vendor Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46702?: CVE-2022-46702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-46702?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46702 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.