A flaw was found in Epiphany, a tool that allows websites to open external URL handler applications with minimal user interaction. This design can be misused to exploit vulnerabilities within those handlers, making them appear remotely exploitable. The browser fails to properly warn or gate this action, resulting in potential code execution on the client device via trusted UI behavior.
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Description A flaw was found in Epiphany, a tool that allows websites to open external URL handler applications with minimal user interaction. This design can be misused to exploit vulnerabilities within those handlers, making them appear remotely exploitable. The browser fails to properly warn or gate this action, resulting in potential code execution on the client device via trusted UI behavior.
Title Epiphany: insecure external protocol invocation in epiphany
Weaknesses CWE-356
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fedora

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-23T03:55:58.802Z

Reserved: 2025-04-21T09:25:27.628Z

Link: CVE-2025-3839

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-23T05:16:21.753

Modified: 2026-01-23T05:16:21.753

Link: CVE-2025-3839

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