{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-57501", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-06-24T14:53:40.112Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-09T22:27:34.962Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-09T22:27:34.962Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Zen: Context-menu \"Open link in glance\" / \"Split link in new tab\" loads a page-controlled link with the System principal, bypassing the web-content scheme restriction", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-266", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 0, "baseSeverity": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-vpvg-hp3v-rm5q", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-vpvg-hp3v-rm5q"}, {"name": "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/commit/44f7616238208200547c7df500d945752d7b6379", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/commit/44f7616238208200547c7df500d945752d7b6379"}, {"name": "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tag/1.21.5b", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/tag/1.21.5b"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "zen-browser", "product": "desktop", "versions": [{"version": "< 1.21.5b", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-07-09T22:27:34.962Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-vpvg-hp3v-rm5q", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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