# CVE-2024-23273: Security feature bypass in Safari

> Attackers can access Private Browsing tabs without authentication due to state management flaws in Apple Safari and operating systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg9g-p9q2-wjvw

## What is CVE-2024-23273?

CVE-2024-23273 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.4, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23273?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Apple Ipad Os, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-23273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-23273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipad Os

- [CVE-2021-1794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1794/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1795/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1796/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1818/): Memory corruption in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-23255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23255/): Auth bypass in iOS and iPadOS (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-23273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-23273 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad Os, published on 8 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipad Os. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23273/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-23273

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23273/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.