Apple tvOS up to 15.5.1 iCloud Photo Library information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.5.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component iCloud Photo Library. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-32849. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.5.1 (Digital Media Player) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block 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 published 07/20/2022 by Joshua Jones as HT213342 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). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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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: tvOS 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: HT213342
Researcher: Joshua Jones
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32849 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32849
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204755
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 18:52
Updated: 06/02/2026 22:59
Changes: 07/21/2022 18:52 (18), 07/21/2022 18:55 (27), 08/16/2022 11:34 (1), 05/28/2025 03:26 (27), 06/02/2026 22:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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