Apple watchOS up to 9.4 Shortcuts access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Shortcuts. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-32391. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Shortcuts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, watchOS 9.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2023 by Wenchao Li and Xiaolong Bai as HT213764 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32391. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user

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:

The issue was addressed with improved checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36635). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 9.5

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
01/01/2026 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213764
Researcher: Wenchao Li, Xiaolong Bai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229578
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:32
Updated: 01/01/2026 23:44
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:32 (18), 05/20/2023 08:36 (28), 06/15/2023 10:03 (1), 12/05/2024 19:56 (27), 01/01/2026 23:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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