Apple tvOS up to 16.1.1 AppleMobileFileIntegrity Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple tvOS up to 16.1.1. This affects an unknown part of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-42865. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 16.1.1 (Digital Media Player). This issue affects an unknown code of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2022 by Wojciech Reguła as HT213535 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42865. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Upgrading to version 16.2 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 by enabling hardened runtime.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 16.2

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213535
Researcher: Wojciech Reguła
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215723

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 10:08
Updated: 04/22/2025 02:31
Changes: 12/14/2022 10:08 (18), 12/14/2022 10:11 (27), 01/09/2023 20:39 (2), 01/09/2023 20:47 (11), 04/22/2025 02:31 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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