Apple watchOS up to 8.6 AppleMobileFileIntegrity improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32826. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/20/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213340 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32826. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to gain root privileges

Upgrading to version 8.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35892). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: watchOS 8.7

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
07/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +1036 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213340
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204781
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 22:19
Updated: 05/22/2025 19:29
Changes: 07/21/2022 22:19 (19), 07/21/2022 22:22 (27), 08/16/2022 14:15 (1), 05/22/2025 19:29 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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