Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-46695

Apple ipados Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

Published Dec 13, 2022 · corrected/updated Dec 13, 2022 · Apple ipados · evidence confidence very high

A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2022-46695 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Apple ipados. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Apple ipados is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Apple ipados. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Dec 13, 2022. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 13, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing.

  2. Dec 13, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor Apple ipadosversion unspecified

Sources

  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-46695

    A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Visiting a website that frames malicious content m

    vulncheck.com

References