Firefox for Android allowed navigations through the `intent://` protocol, which could be…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Firefox for Android allowed navigations through the `intent://` protocol, which could be used to cause crashes and UI spoofs. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 92
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 92
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-16093 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2021-16094 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla FirefoxPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2021-16092 When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme…Priority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29993
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7926-phm6-wvh3
References
More Mozilla Firefox Mobile vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-09831 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13905 Race condition in Mozilla Firefox for Android CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13916 A wrong lowering instruction in the ARM64 Ion compiler resulted in a wrong optimization… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-13903 Following a Garbage Collector compaction, weak maps may have been accessed before they… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-13642 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox for iOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-29993 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29993 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7926-phm6-wvh3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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