CVE-2021-23957

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2021 at 02:08 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Navigations through the Android-specific `intent` URL scheme could have been misused to escape iframe sandbox. Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 85v < 85.0
Affected range stops below 85, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 85.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1584582
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

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CWE
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