CVE-2024-23211 (GCVE-0-2024-23211)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-23 00:25
Modified
2026-04-02 18:13
Severity ?
3.3 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A user's private browsing activity may be visible in Settings
Summary
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of user preferences. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.3, iOS 16.7.5 and iPadOS 16.7.5, iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3. A user's private browsing activity may be visible in Settings.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Version: 0   < 17.3
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