Local user identifier disclosure via improper state management
Published Feb 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 11, 2025
Information disclosure in Directory Utility in Apple macOS before 12.0 allows local users to read Apple IDs via a malicious application. Directory Utility mishandles internal state, but Apple has not disclosed the affected function or how that state exposes the identifiers. Exploitation requires a malicious application to run locally; the reported consequence is disclosure of Apple ID identifiers, with no reported password or account control.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Directory Utility in Apple macOS before 12.0 allows local users to read Apple IDs via a malicious application. Directory Utility mishandles internal state, but Apple has not disclosed the affected function or how that state exposes the identifiers. Exploitation requires a malicious application to run locally; the reported consequence is disclosure of Apple ID identifiers, with no reported password or account control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-9846
- Published
- Feb 27, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.0
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