Apple macOS up to 13.0 Weather information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Weather. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-42866. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Weather. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2022 as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42866. 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:

An app may be able to read sensitive location information

Upgrading to version 13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

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: macOS 13.1

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
12/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213532
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215773
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:46
Updated: 04/22/2025 02:31
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:46 (16), 12/14/2022 11:49 (28), 01/12/2023 10:01 (2), 01/12/2023 10:04 (11), 04/22/2025 02:31 (16)
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