CVE-2022-46701

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: from 16.0 before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
Apple Iphone Os: from 16.0 before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.1 — fixed in 13.1
Apple tvOS: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.2; Apple Iphone Os 16.2; Apple macOS 13.1; Apple tvOS 16.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535

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