Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 16.4.1 Shortcuts access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Shortcuts. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32404. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 16.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Shortcuts. 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 summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2023 as HT213757 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32404. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/02/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Upgrading to version 16.5 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 entitlements.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36648). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 16.5

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
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05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
01/02/2026 +958 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213757
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229517
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:52
Updated: 01/02/2026 10:21
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:52 (9), 05/20/2023 07:53 (8), 05/20/2023 07:56 (29), 06/14/2023 23:11 (1), 12/05/2024 20:30 (27), 01/02/2026 10:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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