CVE-2022-46703

published 2023-04-10

CVE-2022-46703: A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An…

Priority P2 79 medium 5.5 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR N UI R S U C H I N A N

ITW VulnCheck KEV

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Affected

13 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	ios_15.7.2_and_ipados	—	—
apple	ios_16.2_and_ipados	—	—
apple	ipados	< 16.2	16.2
apple	ipados	>= 15.0 < 15.7.2	15.7.2
apple	iphone_os	< 16.2	16.2
apple	iphone_os	>= 15.0 < 15.7.2	15.7.2
apple	macos	< 13.1	13.1
apple	macos	>= unspecified < 13.1	13.1
apple	macos	>= unspecified < 16.2	16.2
apple	macos	>= unspecified < 15.7	15.7
apple	macos_monterey	—	—
apple	macos_ventura	—	—
apple	watchos	—	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Vulnerable component is the Weather app/component on Apple platforms; monitor for third-party apps accessing Weather component data or location services via the Weather component without explicit user authorization ↗
• → Affected component is 'Weather' across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS; focus detection on apps invoking Weather component APIs to infer location data ↗

• · This is a logic/restriction bypass in the Weather component, not a memory corruption or code execution bug; no network-based IOCs or file artifacts are expected — detection must focus on behavioral/API-level monitoring ↗
• · The vulnerability affects multiple Apple OS versions across different product lines (iOS 15/16, iPadOS 15/16, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2); ensure patch coverage across all affected platforms ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

vulncheck 5.5 MEDIUM

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