RCE in Activitywatch Activity Watch
CVE-2021-32692
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Activitywatch Activity Watch — versions 0.11.0
- Activitywatch
- Apple macOS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/security/advisories/GHSA-3x6w-q32m-jqf3 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-32692?
- CVE-2021-32692 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Activitywatch Activity Watch, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-32692?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.