Privacy preference bypass via undisclosed CoreServices flaws
Published Dec 15, 2022 · Updated Apr 21, 2025
Improper access control in Apple CoreServices before macOS 13.1 and watchOS 9.2 allows local apps to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple states that multiple CoreServices issues resulted from vulnerable code that was removed, but it does not identify the routines or authorization checks involved. Successful exploitation requires a user to run the app and can expose information protected by platform privacy controls.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Apple CoreServices before macOS 13.1 and watchOS 9.2 allows local apps to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple states that multiple CoreServices issues resulted from vulnerable code that was removed, but it does not identify the routines or authorization checks involved. Successful exploitation requires a user to run the app and can expose information protected by platform privacy controls.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-42859
- Published
- Dec 15, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1548.006
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13.1
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <16.2
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