CISA adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

CISA adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Pierluigi Paganini
January 31, 2024

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Apple improper authentication bug, tracked as CVE-2022-48618, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

The vulnerability can allow an attacker with arbitrary read and write capability to bypass Pointer Authentication.

The IT giant addressed the issue with improved checks. The flaw is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2.

Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

“An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.” reads the advisory.

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog.

Experts recommend also private organizations review the Catalog and address the vulnerabilities in their infrastructure.

CISA orders federal agencies to fix this vulnerability by February 21, 2024.

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – CISA, Apple)

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