CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2022-22652 — The GSMA authentication panel could be presented on the lock screen

Medium CVSS 6.1

The GSMA authentication panel could be presented on the lock screen. The issue was resolved by requiring device unlock to interact with the GSMA authentication panel. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. A person with physical access may be able to view and modify the carrier account information and settings from the lock screen.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.1 (3.1)
Published
2022-03-18
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
apple/platform
Weaknesses
CWE-306

Affected products

  • apple / ipados
  • apple / iphone_os

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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