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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/security/advisories/GHSA-3x6w-q32m-jqf3
Scores
CVSS v3
9.6
EPSS
0.0072
EPSS Percentile
49.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-77
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
activitywatch/activitywatch
< 0.11.0
Published
Dec 23, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026