Apple watchOS up to 8.6 Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32815. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.6 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2022 by Xinru Chi as HT213340 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32815. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35881). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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 🔍
05/23/2025 +1037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213340
Researcher: Xinru Chi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204794
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 22:25
Updated: 05/23/2025 04:39
Changes: 07/21/2022 22:25 (18), 07/21/2022 22:28 (27), 08/16/2022 14:50 (1), 05/23/2025 02:55 (15), 05/23/2025 04:39 (13)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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