Apple watchOS up to 9.4 Face Gallery information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Face Gallery. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-32417. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Face Gallery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2023 by Zitong Wu as HT213764 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32417. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user photos or contacts via accessibility features

Upgrading to version 9.5 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 by restricting options offered on a locked device.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36661). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.5

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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: HT213764
Researcher: Zitong Wu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229563
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:27
Updated: 01/02/2026 23:46
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:27 (18), 05/20/2023 08:30 (28), 06/15/2023 09:18 (1), 01/02/2026 23:46 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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