CVE-2024-23211 Information disclosure in Safari
Attackers can view a user's private browsing activity in Settings due to improper handling of user preferences in Apple Safari and related OS components.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-23211?
CVE-2024-23211 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 23 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-359
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23211?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-23211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46g9-6366-qgqc.