CVE-2021-29959

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

When a user has already allowed a website to access microphone and camera, disabling camera sharing would not fully prevent the website from re-enabling it without an additional prompt. This was only possible if the website kept recording with the microphone until re-enabling the camera. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 24, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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