Apple macOS WebKit Sandboxing access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit Sandboxing. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32892. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component WebKit Sandboxing. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2022 by @18楼梦想改造家 and @jq0904 as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32892. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions

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

An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35958). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Access control
CWE: 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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06/09/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +137 days 🔍
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10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Researcher: @18楼梦想改造家, @jq0904
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212159
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 09:05
Updated: 06/05/2026 12:24
Changes: 10/25/2022 09:05 (17), 10/25/2022 09:08 (28), 11/23/2022 19:41 (3), 11/23/2022 19:48 (11), 05/06/2025 08:09 (15), 06/05/2026 12:24 (1)
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