CVE-2026-57501

NONE

Zen Browser < 1.21.5b - System Principal File URL Bypass

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

Zen is a firefox-based browser. Prior to 1.21.5b, Zen's glance and split-view context-menu actions, Open link in glance and Split link in new tab, load a page-controlled link URL with the System principal instead of the originating page's principal, allowing a malicious web page to place a link to a file URL that can load with System privileges when opened through either context-menu item and bypass the content-to-file security check that blocks an ordinary click. This issue is fixed in version 1.21.5b.

Scores

CVSS v3 0.0
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 21.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-266
Status published
Products (1)
zen-browser/desktop < 1.21.5b
Published Jul 09, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 10, 2026