The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not remove cookies from the alternate cookie store in unspecified circumstances upon (1) disabling of the feature or (2) exit of the application, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie
Published Jun 10, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.40%
Description
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 4.0 on Windows does not remove cookies from the alternate cookie store in unspecified circumstances upon (1) disabling of the feature or (2) exit of the application, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.2.3
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01395) | 71.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01395) | 68.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00485) | 63.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00323) | 71.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 70.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 66.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/54997 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35346 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/54997 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35346 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory |
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