Sensitive information disclosure via deficient sandbox enforcement
Published Aug 24, 2022 · Updated May 29, 2025
Improper access control in TCC in Apple macOS allows local users to access sensitive user information through an app. Apple identifies deficient sandbox enforcement as the cause but has not disclosed the affected TCC operation or the access check performed incorrectly. Execution of an attacker-controlled app with user interaction is required, and the reported consequence is limited to reading sensitive user information.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in TCC in Apple macOS allows local users to access sensitive user information through an app. Apple identifies deficient sandbox enforcement as the cause but has not disclosed the affected TCC operation or the access check performed incorrectly. Execution of an attacker-controlled app with user interaction is required, and the reported consequence is limited to reading sensitive user information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32834
- Published
- Aug 24, 2022
- Updated
- May 29, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 24, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <11.6
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.5
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <2022
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