Apple macOS up to 12.3 Bluetooth access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Bluetooth. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-32783. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth.

The weakness was published 09/24/2022 as HT213257. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-32783 since 06/09/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 12.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35849). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 12.4

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
09/24/2022 +107 days 🔍
09/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +972 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32783 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32783
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209530
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2022 13:09
Updated: 05/23/2025 03:50
Changes: 09/24/2022 13:09 (43), 05/22/2025 22:16 (15), 05/23/2025 03:50 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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