Lock-screen contact disclosure via notification state mishandling
Published Nov 1, 2022 · Updated May 6, 2025
Information disclosure in Notifications in macOS before 13 and watchOS before 9 allows physically proximate attackers to view contacts. The lock-screen notification path mishandles device state, exposing contact data while the device remains locked; Apple has not disclosed the specific faulty operation. Physical possession and access to the lock screen are required, and the reported consequence is limited to contact disclosure.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Notifications in macOS before 13 and watchOS before 9 allows physically proximate attackers to view contacts. The lock-screen notification path mishandles device state, exposing contact data while the device remains locked; Apple has not disclosed the specific faulty operation. Physical possession and access to the lock screen are required, and the reported consequence is limited to contact disclosure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32879
- Published
- Nov 1, 2022
- Updated
- May 6, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.7
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <16
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