Local disclosure of private browsing activity
Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information disclosure in Safari before 17.3 and affected Apple platforms allows local users to view private browsing activity in Settings. Apple states that Safari mishandles user preferences but has not disclosed the specific preference, data flow, or operation that exposes the activity. User interaction on the device is required, and the reported consequence is limited to viewing the user's private browsing activity.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Safari before 17.3 and affected Apple platforms allows local users to view private browsing activity in Settings. Apple states that Safari mishandles user preferences but has not disclosed the specific preference, data flow, or operation that exposes the activity. User interaction on the device is required, and the reported consequence is limited to viewing the user's private browsing activity.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23211
- Published
- Jan 23, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-359, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <16.7.5
- Affected versionversion=0 <17.3
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