CVE-2023-42973 (GCVE-0-2023-42973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-11 14:53 – Updated: 2025-04-11 15:55
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • The issue was addressed with improved UI.
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Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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