CVE-2021-41146

HIGH

qutebrowser <1.7.0 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

qutebrowser is an open source keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. Starting with qutebrowser v1.7.0, the Windows installer for qutebrowser registers a `qutebrowserurl:` URL handler. With certain applications, opening a specially crafted `qutebrowserurl:...` URL can lead to execution of qutebrowser commands, which in turn allows arbitrary code execution via commands such as `:spawn` or `:debug-pyeval`. Only Windows installs where qutebrowser is registered as URL handler are affected. The issue has been fixed in qutebrowser v2.4.0. The fix also adds additional hardening for potential similar issues on Linux (by adding the new --untrusted-args flag to the .desktop file), though no such vulnerabilities are known.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0075
EPSS Percentile 72.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-641 CWE-88 CWE-77
Status published

Affected Products (2)

qutebrowser/qutebrowser < 1.7.0
pypi/qutebrowser < 2.4.0PyPI

Timeline

Published Oct 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026