Apple watchOS privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple watchOS. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-31222. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, tvOS 18.5, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, visionOS 2.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-31222 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14383). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 CVE reserved
05/13/2025 +46 days Advisory disclosed
05/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/28/2025 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31222 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308503
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 07:55
Updated: 05/28/2025 10:49
Changes: 05/13/2025 07:55 (52), 05/13/2025 18:04 (1), 05/28/2025 10:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:E78:103

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