CVE-2021-45884

Published Dec 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Brave Desktop 1.17 through 1.33 before 1.33.106, when CNAME-based adblocking and a proxying extension with a SOCKS fallback are enabled, additional DNS requests are issued outside of the proxying extension using the system's DNS settings, resulting in information disclosure. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-21323 and CVE-2021-22916.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-32600 In Brave Desktop 1.17 through 1.33 before 1.33.106, when CNAME-based adblocking and a proxying extension with a SOCKS fallback are enabled, additional DNS requests are issued outside of the proxying extension using the system's DNS settings, resulting in information disclosure. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-21323 and CVE-2021-22916.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:54 AM
Reserved
Dec 27, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 27, 2021, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:14 AM