Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.3.1 Wi-Fi information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.3.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-22668. 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 iOS and iPadOS up to 15.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.

The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2022 by MrPhil17 as HT213182 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22668. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information

Upgrading to version 15.4 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 restrictions.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-27813). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.4

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
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03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2026 +1505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213182
Researcher: MrPhil17
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22668 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22668
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194987
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 09:14
Updated: 04/28/2026 11:31
Changes: 03/15/2022 09:14 (18), 03/15/2022 09:18 (29), 03/17/2022 09:32 (1), 03/12/2025 16:01 (27), 04/28/2026 11:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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