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CVE-2022-46689· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 42/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 48.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.8% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

HighCVSS 7.0 · v3.1—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Dec 15, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
48.2% · 98th percentile

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Action score

42

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
14 / 30 · 48.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
applesafari
appleipados
appleiphone os
applemacos
appletvos
applewatchos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 15.7.2
  • apple iphone osbefore 15.7.2
  • apple iphone os16.0 and later · before 16.1.2
  • apple macosbefore 11.7.2
  • apple macos12.0 and later · before 12.6.2
  • apple macos13.0 and later · before 13.1
  • apple safaribefore 16.2
  • apple tvosbefore 16.2
  • apple watchosbefore 9.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple macOS

    • unspecified and later · before 11.7affected

  • Apple tvOS

    • unspecified and later · before 16.2affected
    • unspecified and later · before 13.1affected
    • unspecified and later · before 12.6affected
    • unspecified and later · before 16.2affected
    • unspecified and later · before 15.7affected

  • Apple watchOS

    • unspecified and later · before 9.2affected

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-28205A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV
    73This week
  • CVE-2023-32439A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV
    72This week
  • CVE-2023-32435A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.KEV
    72This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-42863Dec 15, 2022 · A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-42867Dec 15, 2022 · A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
    45Plan
  • Later →CVE-2022-46691Dec 15, 2022 · A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×13

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/osx/local/mac_dirty_cowmacOS Dirty Cow Arbitrary File Write Local Privilege Escalationexploit2022-12-17
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:4102022-12-17
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02022-12-23
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:1282022-12-26
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:8852022-12-26
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:802022-12-28
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:712023-01-03
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:552023-01-04
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:1502023-01-05
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:232023-01-12
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-01-24
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:192023-02-12

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+1 d
  3. Metasploit+1 d
  4. TodayOct 23, 2026+1408 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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