Apple macOS Notes information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Notes. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42818. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Notes. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 10/24/2022 by Gustav Hansen as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42818. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

A user in a privileged network position may be able to track user activity

Upgrading 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 with improved data protection.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Researcher: Gustav Hansen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212132
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 08:47
Updated: 04/21/2025 23:23
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:47 (5), 10/25/2022 08:48 (11), 10/25/2022 08:51 (29), 11/23/2022 14:29 (3), 11/23/2022 14:31 (11), 04/21/2025 23:23 (15)
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