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CRITICAL
CVE-2022-46709
macOS Ventura Ring0 Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

INFO

Published Date :

April 10, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 8, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-46709 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-46709 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-46709.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

An Open-Source Pre and Post Callback-Based Framework for macOS Kernel Monitoring.

C Makefile

Updated: 1 month ago
373 stars 72 fork 72 watcher
Born at : Aug. 8, 2018, 2:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 38 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-46709 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-46709 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-46709 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} 0.05%

score

0.75802

percentile

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