Exposure of sensitive information in DuckDuckGo Browser
Priority LOW 21CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to a victim’s Sync account data such as account credentials and email protection information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00139 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuckDuckGo | DuckDuckGo Browser | up to 5.246.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DuckDuckGo Browser VendorDuckDuckGo Affected up to 5.246.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48464
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v24-3w3q-g36w
References
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
- TI-2020-12206 The DuckDuckGo application through 5.58.0 for Android, and through 7.47.1.0 for iOS… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-48464 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-48464 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v24-3w3q-g36w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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