Apple watchOS up to 9.1 Accounts information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple watchOS up to 9.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Accounts. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-42843. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Accounts. 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 released 12/13/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213536 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42843. 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 may be able to view sensitive user information

Upgrading to version 9.2 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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Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: watchOS 9.2

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213536
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215696

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 09:34
Updated: 04/22/2025 01:50
Changes: 12/14/2022 09:34 (4), 12/14/2022 09:35 (14), 12/14/2022 09:38 (28), 01/09/2023 14:49 (2), 01/09/2023 14:52 (11), 04/22/2025 01:50 (16)
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