Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8 Phone Lockscreen improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Phone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Lockscreen). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 09/16/2020 by Daniel Larsson with iolight AB as HT211844 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9946. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
This issue was addressed with improved checks.
Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
See 161357, 161362, 161364 and 161365 for similar entries.
Product
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: LockscreenClass: Improper authentication / Lockscreen
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.0
Timeline
09/16/2020 🔍09/16/2020 🔍
09/17/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT211844
Researcher: Daniel Larsson
Organization: iolight AB
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-9946 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/17/2020 07:03Updated: 09/17/2020 07:08
Changes: 09/17/2020 07:03 (48), 09/17/2020 07:08 (2)
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