Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-46693

High

Published: 15 December 2022

Published
15 December 2022
Modified
21 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0027 50.8th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-46693 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Apple Icloud. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 49.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary…

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code execution.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
icloud
≤ 14.1
apple
ipados
≤ 16.2
apple
iphone os
≤ 16.2
apple
macos
≤ 13.1
apple
tvos
≤ 16.2
apple
watchos
≤ 9.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

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