CVE-2021-22917 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Brave Browser Desktop versions 1.17 through 1.20. When adblocking was enabled in Tor windows, DNS requests would bypass the Tor network, potentially revealing a user's IP address or browsing activity. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high confidentiality impact (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit codes or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 1.17, < 1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:brave:browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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