Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.5 PluginKit state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5. This affects an unknown part of the component PluginKit. Such manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32838. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component PluginKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213346 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32838. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to read arbitrary files

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:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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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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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.6

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
07/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/29/2025 +1043 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213346
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204734
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 16:40
Updated: 05/29/2025 21:56
Changes: 07/21/2022 16:40 (10), 07/21/2022 16:41 (9), 07/21/2022 16:44 (28), 08/16/2022 09:48 (1), 05/29/2025 21:56 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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