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 rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Shortcuts. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32404. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS up to 9.4 (Smartwatch Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Shortcuts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect 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 shared 05/18/2023 as HT213764 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-32404. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

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 with improved entitlements.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36648). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: 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: watchOS 9.5

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: HT213764
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229579
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:32
Updated: 01/02/2026 10:21
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:32 (2), 05/20/2023 08:33 (15), 05/20/2023 08:36 (28), 06/15/2023 10:07 (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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