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published 2009-06-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1701

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

links 4

securityfocus.com/bid/35260 patch
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 advisory

Exploit prediction

1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory, patch
securityfocus.com /bid/35260
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/1522
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /kb/HT3613
patch, vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/35379
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
osvdb.org /54997
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/35346
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-1706
NVD CVE-2009-1706

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Summary