Apple watchOS up to 8.0.1 iCloud Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.0.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component iCloud. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-30906. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.0.1 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component iCloud. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2021 by Cees Elzinga as HT212874 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30906. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges

Upgrading to version 8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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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: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.1

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
10/25/2021 +195 days 🔍
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10/27/2021 +2 days 🔍
10/31/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212874
Researcher: Cees Elzinga
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185504

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 08:35
Updated: 10/31/2021 11:07
Changes: 10/27/2021 08:35 (18), 10/27/2021 08:38 (27), 10/31/2021 11:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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