"Clear History and Website Data" did not clear the history. The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3. A user may be unable to fully delete browsing history.
CVE-2020-29623
This low-severity CVE scores 3.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 3.3
- EG Score
- 3.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 19(Track)EG Risk 19/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity33% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 30%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 2, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- product-security@applehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JN6ZOD62CTO54CHTMJTHVEF6R2Y532TJ/
- product-security@applehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/
- product-security@applehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-03
- product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212003
- product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212005
- product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JN6ZOD62CTO54CHTMJTHVEF6R2Y532TJ/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-03
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212003
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212005
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-29623(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | webkit2gtk-driver (2.30.6-0ubuntu0.20.10.1) @ groovy | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | webkitgtk4-0:2.48.3-2.el7_9 | 2025-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | webkit2gtk3-0:2.32.3-2.el8 | 2021-11-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(9 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
| wpewebkit | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
| wpewebkit | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
| wpewebkit | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
| wpewebkit | — | 2.30.6-1 | — |
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | 2.24.2-1 ... 2.30.5-1~deb10u1 (74 versions) | 2.30.6-1~deb10u1 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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