Apple watchOS up to 8.6 Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-32813. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2022 by Xinru Chi as HT213340 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32813. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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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
Researcher: Xinru Chi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204793

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 22:24
Updated: 05/29/2025 21:27
Changes: 07/21/2022 22:24 (5), 07/21/2022 22:25 (13), 07/21/2022 22:28 (27), 08/16/2022 14:48 (1), 05/29/2025 21:27 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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