Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-45086
CVE-2021-45086
Description
XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 because a server's suggested_filename is used as the pdf_name value in PDF.js.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <40.4
- (no CPE)range: <40.4, <41.1
- GNOME/GNOME Webdescription
- Range: <40.4, <41.1
Patches
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References
3- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1045nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/issues/1612nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5042nvdThird Party Advisory
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