PT-2022-27953 · Apple · Apple Macos+7

Ian Beer

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Published

2022-12-13

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Updated

2025-09-12

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CVE-2022-46689

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions tvOS versions prior to 16.2 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.2 macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.1 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.7.2 iOS versions prior to 15.7.2 and prior to 16.2 iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.2 and prior to 16.2 watchOS versions prior to 9.2 macOS versions prior to 13.0.1 (affected versions not specified for this particular issue)
Description A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue may allow an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Recommendations For tvOS versions prior to 16.2, update to tvOS 16.2. For macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.6.2, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.2. For macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.1, update to macOS Ventura 13.1. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.7.2, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. For iOS versions prior to 15.7.2, update to iOS 15.7.2 or later. For iOS versions prior to 16.2, update to iOS 16.2. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.7.2, update to iPadOS 15.7.2 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.2, update to iPadOS 16.2. For watchOS versions prior to 9.2, update to watchOS 9.2. For macOS versions prior to 13.0.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, such as macOS Ventura 13.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-46689

Affected Products

Apple Macos
Ios
Ipados
Macos Big Sur
Macos Monterey
Macos Ventura
Tvos
Watchos