CVE-2021-29978

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Multiple low security issues were discovered and fixed in a security audit of Mozilla VPN 2.x branch as part of a 3rd party security audit. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.3.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-29978: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix