CVE-2020-15502

HIGH

DuckDuckGo <5.58.0 (Android) & <7.47.1.0 (iOS) - Visited Hostnames Exposure via Favicon HTTPS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The DuckDuckGo application through 5.58.0 for Android, and through 7.47.1.0 for iOS, sends hostnames of visited web sites within HTTPS .ico requests to servers in the duckduckgo.com domain, which might make visit data available temporarily at a Potentially Unwanted Endpoint. NOTE: the vendor has stated "the favicon service adheres to our strict privacy policy.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0153
EPSS Percentile 71.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
duckduckgo/duckduckgo < 5.58.0
duckduckgo/duckduckgo < 7.47.1.0
Published Jul 02, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026