FKIE_CVE-2021-25261

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-06-15 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:41
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Local privilege vulnerability in Yandex Browser for Windows prior to 22.5.0.862 allows a local, low privileged, attacker to execute arbitary code with the SYSTEM privileges through manipulating symlinks to installation file during Yandex Browser update process.
References
browser-security@yandex-team.ruhttps://yandex.com/bugbounty/i/hall-of-fame-browser/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://yandex.com/bugbounty/i/hall-of-fame-browser/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
yandex yandex_browser *
microsoft windows -
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