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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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0900
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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 | |
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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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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-23T05:16:21.753
Modified: 2026-01-23T05:16:21.753
Link: CVE-2025-3839
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