Cross-site tracking via reusable marketplace client ID
Published May 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Privacy exposure in MarketplaceKit in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 17.5 allows remote attackers to track users across websites. MarketplaceKit reuses a device-, account-, and marketplace-specific client_id when different sites invoke the same marketplace installation URI, then sends it to that marketplace's token endpoint. Exploitation requires an EU iPhone, an Apple-authorized marketplace and browser, and a user tap; it reveals linkable browsing activity without installing an app.
Summary
What happened
Privacy exposure in MarketplaceKit in Apple iOS and iPadOS before 17.5 allows remote attackers to track users across websites. MarketplaceKit reuses a device-, account-, and marketplace-specific client_id when different sites invoke the same marketplace installation URI, then sends it to that marketplace's token endpoint. Exploitation requires an EU iPhone, an Apple-authorized marketplace and browser, and a user tap; it reveals linkable browsing activity without installing an app.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-27852
- Published
- May 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 13, 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 <17.5
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Public exploit references
- MarketplaceKit cross-site tracking demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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