CVE-2021-22916
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 12, 2021 at 10:22 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBrave
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
In Brave Desktop between versions 1.17 and 1.26.60, when adblocking is enabled and a proxy browser extension is installed, the CNAME adblocking feature issues DNS requests that used the system DNS settings instead of the extension's proxy settings, resulting in possible information disclosure.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200NVD-CWE-Other
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