Apple WebKit Privacy Preference Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the WebKit component of Apple macOS Ventura, Sequoia, and Sonoma, allowing applications to bypass user privacy preferences. This issue is linked to improper validation, which could enable apps to access sensitive data or manipulate privacy settings inappropriately.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to user data or the ability to circumvent established privacy controls, potentially allowing apps to misuse sensitive information or violate user privacy rights.

Remediation

Users can update to macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.3 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
1.3
exploitability
4.4
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.