Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-32938

 

Information disclosure in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-32938

Published: October 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68624
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32938
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the way Shortcuts handle directory paths. A shortcut may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system.


Affected software

Apple iOS
iPadOS
macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2022-32938

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple iOS - update to 16.1 20B82
iPadOS - update to 16.1 20B82
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380

External References

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