Mail credential interception via undisclosed Exchange logic
Published Nov 1, 2022 · Updated May 6, 2025
Improper authentication in Exchange on Apple macOS before 13 and watchOS before 9 allows attackers to intercept mail credentials. Apple identifies a logic issue corrected with improved restrictions but has not disclosed the Exchange operation or validation decision that mishandles untrusted network input. Exploitation requires a privileged network position, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure of mail credentials.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Exchange on Apple macOS before 13 and watchOS before 9 allows attackers to intercept mail credentials. Apple identifies a logic issue corrected with improved restrictions but has not disclosed the Exchange operation or validation decision that mishandles untrusted network input. Exploitation requires a privileged network position, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure of mail credentials.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32928
- Published
- Nov 1, 2022
- Updated
- May 6, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-287, T1557
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <16
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