TI-2021-20419 Aliases CVE-2021-45086 GHSA-vv96-jq6f-v366

XSS can occur in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) before 40.4 and 41.x before 41.1 because a…

LOW 30CWE-79Published 2021-12-16 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01392 72nd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany::::::::	before 40.4; 41.0 to before 41.1	Vulnerable	GNOME
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*	11.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 40.4; 41.0 to before 41.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45086
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv96-jq6f-v366

References

Sources

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