CVE-2025-3839
Epiphany: insecure external protocol invocation in epiphany
Summary
Epiphany: insecure external protocol invocation in epiphany
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3839 epiphany-browser
References
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package gitlab.gnome.org
- report bugzilla.redhat.com