Apple Multiple Products Unspecified Vulnerability (CVE-2022-48503)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2025-10-20 · CVE-2022-48503
Apple macOS, iOS, tvOS, Safari, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability in JavaScriptCore that when processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization. CISA added CVE-2022-48503 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 20, 2025, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Nov 10, 2025 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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