CVE-2022-48503: Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability (Pentest Lab Guide)

CVE-2022-48503: Technical Deep-Dive (Auto Refreshed)

Generated on 2026-03-23T20:42:41.736Z. This file is automatically regenerated every 30 minutes by the CVE AI enrichment job using web sources (NVD, MITRE, CISA KEV, GitHub).

Executive Technical Summary

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 arbitrary code execution.

Context preserved from previous revision: 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 arbitrary code execution. 1. Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.

Technical Details

CVE: CVE-2022-48503
KEV date added: 2025-10-20
KEV due date: 2025-11-10
NVD published: 2023-08-15
NVD modified: 2025-10-23
MITRE modified: 2025-10-21
CVSS base score: 8.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS exploitability score: 2.8
CVSS impact score: 5.9
Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Versions and Products Impacted

apple / safari (versions: < 15.6)
apple / ipados (versions: < 15.6)
apple / iphone os (versions: < 15.6)
apple / macos (versions: >= 12.0.0, < 12.5)
apple / tvos (versions: < 15.6)
apple / watchos (versions: < 8.7)
Apple / macOS (versions: unspecified)
Apple / tvOS (versions: unspecified)
Apple / Safari (versions: unspecified)
Apple / watchOS (versions: unspecified)
Apple / iOS and iPadOS (versions: unspecified)

Weakness Classification

NVD-CWE-noinfo
CWE-129
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Repositories for Lab Validation (Public Examples)

zeroxjf/iOS-Coruna-Reconstruction | stars: 35 | updated: 2026-03-23 | https://github.com/zeroxjf/iOS-Coruna-Reconstruction
Notes: Reverse-engineering reconstruction of the Coruna iOS exploit kit (iOS 16/17 chains)
0xcrypto/apple-cves | stars: 0 | updated: 2026-03-22 | https://github.com/0xcrypto/apple-cves
em1ga3l/cve-msrc-extractor | stars: 0 | updated: 2023-06-29 | https://github.com/em1ga3l/cve-msrc-extractor

People and Organizations Mentioned

apple
Multiple Products
zeroxjf
0xcrypto
em1ga3l

Practical Defensive Validation (Authorized Only)

Use only isolated environments and systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
Snapshot infrastructure before validation and preserve baseline logs (EDR, SIEM, OS, app).
Use apple / safari (versions: < 15.6) in isolated VM snapshots (vulnerable vs patched) and compare process tree telemetry before/after updates.
Validate command-execution prevention policies (AppLocker/WDAC/EDR) with harmless test binaries only.
Create SIEM detections for suspicious parent-child chains, encoded command usage, and abnormal service creation.

References

NVD record: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48503
MITRE CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48503
CISA KEV Catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
CISA KEV JSON feed: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
KEV notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213341 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48503
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213341
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-48503
Repository example: https://github.com/zeroxjf/iOS-Coruna-Reconstruction
Repository example: https://github.com/0xcrypto/apple-cves
Repository example: https://github.com/em1ga3l/cve-msrc-extractor

This content is for defensive security training and authorized validation only.