Privacy preference bypass via incorrect ATS state management
Published Feb 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 11, 2025
Improper access control in ATS in Apple macOS allows local users to bypass Privacy preferences through a malicious app. The ATS state-management logic maintains an incorrect privacy-authorization state, but Apple has not disclosed the affected function or transition. Local code execution is required, and the disclosed consequence is limited to bypassing privacy controls; no network path or broader privilege gain is reported.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in ATS in Apple macOS allows local users to bypass Privacy preferences through a malicious app. The ATS state-management logic maintains an incorrect privacy-authorization state, but Apple has not disclosed the affected function or transition. Local code execution is required, and the disclosed consequence is limited to bypassing privacy controls; no network path or broader privilege gain is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32902
- Published
- Feb 27, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1548.006
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
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 <11.7
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.6
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13
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