Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2 AppleMobileFileIntegrity access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42825. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213491 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42825. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed by removing additional entitlements.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: watchOS 9.1

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +13 days 🔍
10/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/21/2025 +909 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213491
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212069

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 07:34
Updated: 04/21/2025 19:48
Changes: 10/25/2022 07:34 (18), 10/25/2022 07:37 (28), 11/19/2022 22:08 (2), 11/19/2022 22:18 (11), 04/21/2025 19:48 (15)
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