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TI-2021-05790 Aliases CVE-2021-22929GHSA-x58v-xfqh-24p6

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

Priority LOW 28CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

An information disclosure exists in Brave Browser Desktop prior to version 1.28.62, where logged warning messages that included timestamps of connections to V2 onion domains in tor.log.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00552 46th 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-core1.28.62—No fix listedCNA
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-core Vendor— Affected 1.28.62 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.28.62VulnerableBrave
  • cpe:2.3:a:brave:brave:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.28.62 Vulnerable ·Brave

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22929
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x58v-xfqh-24p6

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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