CVE-2021-41146

Name
CVE-2021-41146
Description
qutebrowser is an open source keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. Starting with qutebrowser v1.7.0, the Windows installer for qutebrowser registers a `qutebrowserurl:` URL handler. With certain applications, opening a specially crafted `qutebrowserurl:...` URL can lead to execution of qutebrowser commands, which in turn allows arbitrary code execution via commands such as `:spawn` or `:debug-pyeval`. Only Windows installs where qutebrowser is registered as URL handler are affected. The issue has been fixed in qutebrowser v2.4.0. The fix also adds additional hardening for potential similar issues on Linux (by adding the new --untrusted-args flag to the .desktop file), though no such vulnerabilities are known.
NVD Severity
high
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
CONFIRM https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-vw27-fwjf-5qxm
MISC https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/8f46ba3f6dc7b18375f7aa63c48a1fe461190430

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* qutebrowser >= None <= 1.7.0
cpe:2.3:a:qutebrowser:qutebrowser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* qutebrowser >= 2.0.0 < 2.4.0

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
qutebrowser 3.14-community 2.2.1-r1 Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> possibly vulnerable