Information disclosure in Adguard For Safari
CVE-2025-51497
An issue was discovered in AdGuard plugin before 1.11.22 for Safari on MacOS. AdGaurd verbosely logged each url that Safari accessed when the plugin was active. These logs went into the MacOS general logs for any unsandboxed process to read. This may be disabled in version 1.11.22.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- adguard.com/en/adguard-safari/overview.html (Product)
- github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardForSafari (Product)
- www.mcrich23.com/post/adguard-messed-up-their-logging (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-51497?
- CVE-2025-51497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adguard For Safari, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2025-51497?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-51497 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.