Privilege escalation in Apple watchOS 8



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-32434
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		watchOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Apple Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU77607

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32434

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow within the OS kernel. A local application can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watchOS: 8.0 19R346 - 8.8

CPE2.3 External links

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213808


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.



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