What is CVE-2022-46720?

CVE-2022-46720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-46720?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-46720

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2023-05-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.0% 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 Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46720?: CVE-2022-46720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-46720?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.