CVE-2022-46698

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information.

Published: 2022-12-15 Last update: 2025-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-46698 is rated Moderate Risk (53.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.14%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-46698

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-31 0.97% 1.14% +0.17%
2 2026-05-24 0.74% 0.97% +0.22%
3 2026-05-05 — 0.74% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-46698

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-46698

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-46698

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-46698 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-46698
gentoo high CVE-2022-46698: 1 GLSA(s) (202305-32), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-46698
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46698
suse high CVE-2022-46698 severity important: SUSE including 140 source package names (WebKit2GTK-4.0-lang-2.38.5-150400.4.34.2, WebKit2GTK-4.1-lang-2.38.5-150400.4.34.2, …), 433 product×package rows across 52 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (52 product lines)): Fixed 433. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46698/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-46698 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 41 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 21, DNE 10, released 7, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46698

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-46698

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple icloud < 14.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
apple safari < 16.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados < 16.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 16.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 16.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-46698

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/28 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213537 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213538 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
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