CVE-2026-57501
NONEZen Browser < 1.21.5b - System Principal File URL Bypass
Title source: manualDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-vpvg-hp3v-rm5q
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/commit/44f7616238208200547c7df500d945752d7b6379
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tag/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