Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2 CFNetwork certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2. This affects an unknown part of the component CFNetwork. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42813. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.0.2 (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component CFNetwork. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/24/2022 as HT213491 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42813. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted certificate may lead to arbitrary code execution

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:

A certificate validation issue existed in the handling of WKWebView. This issue was addressed with improved validation.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.1

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10/11/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +13 days 🔍
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10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +910 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213491
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212071

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 07:35
Updated: 04/22/2025 22:36
Changes: 10/25/2022 07:35 (17), 10/25/2022 07:39 (28), 11/19/2022 22:50 (2), 11/19/2022 23:00 (11), 04/22/2025 22:36 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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