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TI-2020-06693 Aliases CVE-2020-8276GHSA-v36p-6rf8-wx94

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in https://github.com/brave/brave-core

Priority LOW 25CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

The implementation of Brave Desktop's privacy-preserving analytics system (P3A) between 1.1 and 1.18.35 logged the timestamp of when the user last opened an incognito window, including Tor windows. The intended behavior was to log the timestamp for incognito windows excluding Tor windows. Note that if a user has P3A enabled, the timestamp is not sent to Brave's server, but rather a value from:Used in last 24hUsed in last week but not 24hUsed in last 28 days but not weekEver used but not in last 28 daysNever usedThe privacy risk is low because a local attacker with disk access cannot tell if the timestamp corresponds to a Tor window or a non-Tor incognito window.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00448 39th 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
—https://github.com/brave/brave-corev1.18.35—No fix listedCNA
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-core Vendor— Affected v1.18.35 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1 – 1.18.35VulnerableBrave
  • cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 – 1.18.35 Vulnerable ·Brave

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8276
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v36p-6rf8-wx94

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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