The DuckDuckGo application through 5.58.0 for Android, and through 7.47.1.0 for iOS…
Priority LOW 36CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The DuckDuckGo application through 5.58.0 for Android, and through 7.47.1.0 for iOS, sends hostnames of visited web sites within HTTPS .ico requests to servers in the duckduckgo.com domain, which might make visit data available temporarily at a Potentially Unwanted Endpoint. NOTE: the vendor has stated "the favicon service adheres to our strict privacy policy.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01533 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | up to 5.58.0 | Vulnerable | DuckDuckGo |
| cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | up to 7.47.1.0 | Vulnerable | DuckDuckGo |
- cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions up to 5.58.0 Vulnerable ·DuckDuckGo
- cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 7.47.1.0 Vulnerable ·DuckDuckGo
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7wp-4j7f-22g3
References
Patch 2
More Duckduckgo vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04998 In the WebRTC component in DuckDuckGo 4.2.0, after visiting a web site that attempts to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2021-20209 The DuckDuckGo browser 7.64.4 on iOS allows Address Bar Spoofing due to mishandling of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2020-15502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7wp-4j7f-22g3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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