Apple watchOS up to 8.3 WebKit Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.3. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-22589. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.3 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2022 by Heige as HT213059 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-22589. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to running arbitrary javascript

Upgrading to version 8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.4

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
01/26/2022 +21 days 🔍
01/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/29/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213059
Researcher: Heige
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191722

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2022 12:57
Updated: 01/29/2022 13:56
Changes: 01/27/2022 12:57 (18), 01/27/2022 13:00 (27), 01/29/2022 13:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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