Apple macOS Shortcuts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Shortcuts. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32938. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Shortcuts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 10/24/2022 by Cristian Dinca as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-32938. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A shortcut may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system

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

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-36004). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +137 days 🔍
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10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
06/08/2026 +1322 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Researcher: Cristian Dinca
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212145
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 08:57
Updated: 06/08/2026 04:18
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:57 (16), 10/25/2022 09:00 (29), 11/23/2022 16:17 (3), 11/23/2022 16:24 (11), 06/08/2026 04:18 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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