Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.5 iCloud Photo Library information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component iCloud Photo Library. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32849. 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 iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component iCloud Photo Library. 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:

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able to access sensitive user information.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2022 by Joshua Jones as HT213346 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32849. 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.

Upgrading to version 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35915). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.6

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06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
06/02/2026 +1412 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213346
Researcher: Joshua Jones
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32849 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32849
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204719
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 16:19
Updated: 06/02/2026 18:01
Changes: 07/21/2022 16:19 (6), 07/21/2022 16:20 (12), 07/21/2022 16:23 (28), 08/16/2022 08:56 (1), 05/28/2025 03:19 (27), 06/02/2026 18:01 (1)
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