CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed active exploitation.
Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.
- Name
- Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Affected products
apple: ipados; apple: iphone os; apple: macos
References10
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446 Release NotesVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 6% percentile: 93 · as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787