CVE-2021-25261: Yandex Browser

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Yandex Yandex Browser: before 22.5.0.862 (fixed in 22.5.0.862)

Published 2022-06-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.