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TI-2021-12360 Aliases CVE-2021-32692

Activity Watch vulnerable to command execution on macOS via printAppTitle.scpt

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0077 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Activity Watch (ActivityWatch): 0.11.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ActivityWatchActivity Watch0.11.0 to before 0.11.00.11.0Patch availableCNA
  • Activity Watch VendorActivityWatch Affected 0.11.0 to before 0.11.0 Fixed in 0.11.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:activitywatch:activitywatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.11.0VulnerableActivityWatch
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:activitywatch:activitywatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·ActivityWatch
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Activity Watch (ActivityWatch) Fixed in 0.11.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32692

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-13192 ActivityWatch vulnerable to DNS rebinding attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6

Sources

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