CVE-2021-32692 Activity Watch vulnerable to command execution on macOS via printAppTitle.scpt
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on macOS by tricking users into visiting a website with a malicious page title.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-32692?
CVE-2021-32692 is a critical command injection vulnerability in ActivityWatch Activity Watch, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Activity Watch is a free and open-source automated time tracker. Versions prior to 0.11.0 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on any macOS machine with ActivityWatch running. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability by having the user visiting a website with the page title set to a malicious string. An attacker could use another application to accomplish the same, but the web browser is the most likely attack vector. This issue is patched in version 0.11.0. As a workaround, users can run the latest version of aw-watcher-window from source, or manually patch the `printAppTitle.scpt` file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Activitywatch Activitywatch.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-32692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ActivityWatch Activity Watch
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x6w-q32m-jqf3.