CVE-2026-57501

Zen: Context-menu "Open link in glance" / "Split link in new tab" loads a page-controlled link with the System principal, bypassing the web-content scheme restriction

Published Jul 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 0 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Zen is a firefox-based browser. Prior to 1.21.5b, Zen's glance and split-view context-menu actions, Open link in glance and Split link in new tab, load a page-controlled link URL with the System principal instead of the originating page's principal, allowing a malicious web page to place a link to a file URL that can load with System privileges when opened through either context-menu item and bypass the content-to-file security check that blocks an ordinary click. This issue is fixed in version 1.21.5b.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Zen-browser
Zen-browser desktop
Vendors & Products Zen-browser
Zen-browser desktop
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Description Zen is a firefox-based browser. Prior to 1.21.5b, Zen's glance and split-view context-menu actions, Open link in glance and Split link in new tab, load a page-controlled link URL with the System principal instead of the originating page's principal, allowing a malicious web page to place a link to a file URL that can load with System privileges when opened through either context-menu item and bypass the content-to-file security check that blocks an ordinary click. This issue is fixed in version 1.21.5b.
Title Zen: Context-menu "Open link in glance" / "Split link in new tab" loads a page-controlled link with the System principal, bypassing the web-content scheme restriction
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 10, 2026, 8:59 PM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2026, 2:53 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Jul 9, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 3:10 PM