Description
The implementation of Brave Desktop's privacy-preserving analytics system (P3A) between 1.1 and 1.18.35 logged the timestamp of when the user last opened an incognito window, including Tor windows. The intended behavior was to log the timestamp for incognito windows excluding Tor windows. Note that if a user has P3A enabled, the timestamp is not sent to Brave's server, but rather a value from:Used in last 24hUsed in last week but not 24hUsed in last 28 days but not weekEver used but not in last 28 daysNever usedThe privacy risk is low because a local attacker with disk access cannot tell if the timestamp corresponds to a Tor window or a non-Tor incognito window.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/1024668
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
32.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-312
Status
published
Products (1)
brave/brave
1.1 - 1.18.35
Published
Nov 09, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026