Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-46706
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile), scored .
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 macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.15.7
- Apple Security Update - Catalina — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-46706?
- CVE-2022-46706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-46706?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-46706 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.