Apple watchOS Shortcut path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component Shortcut Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-27821. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Shortcut Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, watchOS 10.5. A shortcut may output sensitive user data without consent.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-27821 since 02/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/26/2024 🔍
05/14/2024 +77 days 🔍
05/14/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/03/2026 +689 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-27821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-27821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264053

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2024 04:22
Updated: 04/03/2026 16:50
Changes: 05/14/2024 04:22 (53), 12/10/2024 04:08 (22), 04/03/2026 16:50 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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