Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8 Sandbox privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-9968. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.8 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2020 by Adam Chester with TrustedSec as HT211844 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9968. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-161358, VDB-161362, VDB-161363 and VDB-161365 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.0

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09/16/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211844
Researcher: Adam Chester
Organization: TrustedSec
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161364
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2020 07:04
Updated: 09/17/2020 07:09
Changes: 09/17/2020 07:04 (46), 09/17/2020 07:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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