Apple watchOS up to 8.4.2 Phone access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple watchOS up to 8.4.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Phone. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-22618. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.4.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Phone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 03/14/2022 by Yicong Ding as HT213193 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-22618. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode prompt

Upgrading to version 8.5 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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.5

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
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03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
03/17/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213193
Researcher: Yicong Ding
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195001

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 09:25
Updated: 03/17/2022 10:32
Changes: 03/15/2022 09:25 (18), 03/15/2022 09:29 (28), 03/17/2022 10:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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