# CVE-2022-46713: Race condition in macOS

> A race condition allows an app to modify protected parts of the file system, requiring an OS upgrade to fix.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28m7-9rvj-93mc

## What is CVE-2022-46713?

CVE-2022-46713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 27 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46713?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Macos.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-46713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-46713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-46713 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-46713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 27 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Macos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46713/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46713/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-46713
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46713
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-46713

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46713/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.