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CVE-2021-41146

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-41146 describes a critical vulnerability in qutebrowser versions 1.7.0 through 2.3.1 on Windows systems where it is registered as a URL handler. A specially crafted qutebrowserurl: URL can lead to arbitrary code execution through qutebrowser commands like :spawn or :debug-pyeval. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the EPSS score indicates a higher-than-average probability of exploitation compared to most CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, < 2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0145 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: qutebrowserFixed in: 2.4.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-vw27-fwjf-5qxmhigh

Arbitrary command execution on Windows via qutebrowserurl: URL handler

Oct 22, 2021

References

github.com / qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/8f46ba3f6dc7b18375f7aa63c48a1fe461190430
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / qutebrowser/qutebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-vw27-fwjf-5qxm
Third Party Advisory