Sensitive data disclosure via unredacted Contacts logs
Published Oct 25, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Information disclosure in Apple Contacts in iOS and iPadOS before 17.1 and macOS before 14.1 allows attackers to read sensitive user data. The Contacts component insufficiently redacts private data before writing log entries, leaving sensitive values available to a local app. Exploitation requires local app execution and user interaction; the disclosed impact is limited to reading logged user data, with no reported modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Apple Contacts in iOS and iPadOS before 17.1 and macOS before 14.1 allows attackers to read sensitive user data. The Contacts component insufficiently redacts private data before writing log entries, leaving sensitive values available to a local app. Exploitation requires local app execution and user interaction; the disclosed impact is limited to reading logged user data, with no reported modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-41072
- Published
- Oct 25, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <17.1
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