CVE-2022-48503
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to
02 Description
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Safari 15.6. Processing web content may lead to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-10-20. Federal remediation due 2025-11-10.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 3.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-08-14 22:40Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-06-12
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f4d732bac4f188358b16d2a51a99672eb3d6a737a237970a1ea34b0e641cd905
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213341
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48503
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.38.0-1
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.38.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.38.0-1
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.38.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.38.0-1
- wpewebkit Fixed in 2.38.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- qtwebkit-source No fix yet
- webkit2gtk No fix yet
- webkitgtk No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- qtwebkit-source No fix yet
- webkit2gtk No fix yet
- webkitgtk No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.38.2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- wpewebkit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
- webkit2gtk Fixed in 2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
- wpewebkit No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.