Apple watchOS up to 7.5 TCC access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple watchOS up to 7.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component TCC. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30798. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 7.5 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component TCC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2021 by Mickey Jin as HT212605 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30798. 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 malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences

Upgrading to version 7.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 7.6

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
07/19/2021 +97 days 🔍
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07/23/2021 +4 days 🔍
07/28/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212605
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179552

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2021 10:03
Updated: 07/28/2021 09:04
Changes: 07/23/2021 10:03 (18), 07/23/2021 10:06 (28), 07/28/2021 09:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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