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CVE-2022-48618 Apple CVE debrief

CVE-2022-48618 is an Apple memory corruption vulnerability listed by CISA in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CISA added the entry on 2024-01-31 and set a remediation due date of 2024-02-21, which makes this a high-priority issue for Apple device fleets. The supplied corpus does not provide product-specific technical detail beyond the broad Apple Multiple Products classification, so the safest defensive response is to follow Apple’s published security guidance and apply available mitigations promptly.

Vendor
Apple
Product
Multiple Products
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-01-31
Original CVE updated
2024-01-31
Advisory published
2024-01-31
Advisory updated
2024-01-31

Who should care

Apple device administrators, endpoint security teams, IT operations, managed service providers, and any organization that relies on Apple products covered by the vendor’s advisories.

Technical summary

The source corpus identifies CVE-2022-48618 as a memory corruption vulnerability affecting Apple Multiple Products. CISA’s KEV listing indicates the flaw is known to be exploited in the wild. No further exploit mechanics, affected component list, or severity score are provided in the supplied materials, so defenders should treat the issue as an actively exploited Apple vulnerability requiring vendor mitigation.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review Apple security advisories referenced in the CISA KEV notes and apply the relevant updates or mitigations as soon as possible.
  • Inventory Apple products in your environment to determine exposure to the affected vendor advisories.
  • Prioritize patching and configuration changes on internet-facing, high-value, and widely deployed Apple systems first.
  • If Apple’s guidance indicates no mitigation is available for a specific deployment, discontinue use of the affected product until protection can be applied.
  • Verify remediation by confirming devices are on the fixed Apple software versions and by tracking compliance across the fleet.

Evidence notes

The CISA KEV record explicitly lists CVE-2022-48618 as a known exploited Apple memory corruption vulnerability, with dateAdded 2024-01-31 and dueDate 2024-02-21. The KEV notes reference Apple support advisories HT213530, HT213532, HT213535, and HT213536 as the vendor guidance source for mitigation. The provided CVE and NVD entries do not add technical detail beyond the general vulnerability description.

Official resources

Publicly listed by CISA as a Known Exploited Vulnerability on 2024-01-31; the supplied source notes point to Apple security advisories for mitigation guidance.