CVE-2022-46694: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Parsing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to kernel code execution.

Affected products

  • Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.2 (fixed in 15.7.2); from 16.0, before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
  • Apple iPhone OS: before 15.7.2 (fixed in 15.7.2); from 16.0, before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
  • Apple tvOS: before 16.2 (fixed in 16.2)
  • Apple watchOS: before 9.2 (fixed in 9.2)

Published 2022-12-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.