CVE-2023-42973

MEDIUM

iPadOS - Unauthenticated Access to Private Browsing Tabs

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. The issue was addressed with improved UI.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949

Scores

CVSS v3 4.0
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 37.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-285
Status published
Products (2)
apple/ipados 17.0
apple/iphone_os 17.0
Published Apr 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026