CVE-2026-44658 PUBLISHED

Zen Browser: RSS Live-Folder Item URLs Are Not Scheme-Restricted Before Trusted Tab Creation

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 07.05.2026 Published: 11.05.2026 Updated: 11.05.2026

Zen is a firefox-based browser. Prior to 1.19.12b, RSS feed URLs entered by the user are validated to http: or https: in promptForFeedUrl, but item links inside the feed are not subject to the same restriction. The provider maps each RSS/Atom item link into item.url, filters only for presence and date, and returns the item list. The live-folder manager later creates pinned lazy tabs from these values with gBrowser.addTrustedTab(item.url, ...). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.12b.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 2.4

Product Status

Vendor zen-browser
Product desktop
Versions
  • Version < 1.19.12b is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE