Apple watchOS up to 8.6 CoreText Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple watchOS up to 8.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CoreText. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-32839. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component CoreText. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. 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, tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7. A remote user may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2022 with STAR Labs as HT213340 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32839. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A remote user may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution

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:

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.7

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213340
Organization: STAR Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204787

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 22:22
Updated: 05/29/2025 21:56
Changes: 07/21/2022 22:22 (18), 07/21/2022 22:25 (27), 08/16/2022 14:32 (1), 05/29/2025 21:56 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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