CVE-2025-30425: A malicious website may be able to track users in Safari private browsing mode in Apple Safari
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4. A malicious website may be able to track users in Safari private browsing mode.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-30425 is a vulnerability in Apple Safari where a malicious website may track users despite private browsing mode being enabled. The root cause is improper state management that could leak identifying information. Apple fixed this issue in Safari 18.4 and related OS versions including iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a low impact on confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
A malicious website could track users even when they use Safari's private browsing mode, potentially compromising user privacy. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no reported effects on integrity or availability. This could lead to user activity tracking despite privacy protections.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-30425: A malicious website may be able to track users in Safari private browsing mode in Apple Safari
Description
This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4. A malicious website may be able to track users in Safari private browsing mode.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-30425 is a vulnerability in Apple Safari where a malicious website may track users despite private browsing mode being enabled. The root cause is improper state management that could leak identifying information. Apple fixed this issue in Safari 18.4 and related OS versions including iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a low impact on confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
A malicious website could track users even when they use Safari's private browsing mode, potentially compromising user privacy. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no reported effects on integrity or availability. This could lead to user activity tracking despite privacy protections.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in Safari 18.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-03-22T00:04:43.716Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69091543c28fd46ded7bb312
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 20:49:07 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 14:32:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/07/2026, 22:28:16 UTC
Views: 159
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