What is CVE-2022-46689?
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.
The record classifies CVE-2022-46689 under weakness class CWE-362. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 6 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1417 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 46.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.7% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 9.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2022-12-15, last modified 2025-04-21
Is CVE-2022-46689 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2022-46689 is publicly available. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 38 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- ginsudev/WDBFontOverwrite (github)
- zhuowei/MacDirtyCowDemo (github)
- straight-tamago/FileSwitcherX (github)
- straight-tamago/NoCameraSound (github)
- mineek/FileManager (github)
- straight-tamago/NoHomeBar (github)
- straight-tamago/DockTransparent (github)
- bomberfish/Mandela-Legacy (github)
Affected products and versions
- Apple: Safari, Ipados, Iphone Os, Macos, Tvos, Watchos
How to fix CVE-2022-46689
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2022-46689. Patch reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530. Vendor advisory: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2022-46689
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2022-46689, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Mailing list and disclosure
- seclists.org — mailing list
- seclists.org — mailing list (21)
- seclists.org — mailing list (25)
- seclists.org — mailing list (23)
- seclists.org — mailing list (26)
Other references
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com (HT213532)
- support.apple.com (HT213530)
- support.apple.com (HT213531)
- support.apple.com (HT213536)
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