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TI-2018-07632 Aliases CVE-2018-10799GHSA-gmqc-qcv8-vfr5

A hang issue was discovered in Brave before 0.14.0 (on, for example, Linux).

Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A hang issue was discovered in Brave before 0.14.0 (on, for example, Linux). This vulnerability is caused by the mishandling of a long URL formed by window.location+='?\u202a\uFEFF\u202b'; concatenation in a SCRIPT element.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00793 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:*:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*before 0.14.0VulnerableBrave
  • cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:*:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:* Versions before 0.14.0 Vulnerable ·Brave

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10799
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmqc-qcv8-vfr5

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-23748 Brave Browser before 1.43.88 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-23747 Brave Browser before 1.42.51 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-05997 Brave 0.12.4 has a Status Bar Obfuscation issue in which a redirection target is shown in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2021-20894 In Brave Desktop 1.17 through 1.33 before 1.33.106, when CNAME-based adblocking and a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05777 Information disclosure in https://github.com/brave/brave-core CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2022-23746 Brave Browser before 1.43.34 allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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