Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in watchOS - CVE-2020-3883
Published: March 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26435
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3883
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
watchOS
watchOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper permission checks in AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A remote attacker can trick a victim to install a malicious application and cause the application to be able to use arbitrary entitlements.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3883
Install updates from vendor's website.