{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "1.17.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "1.26.60"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "95d4e4b9003597fe0cf0f8b2375dbbc1494bd14a"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/brave/brave-browser",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "In Brave Desktop between versions 1.17 and 1.26.60, when adblocking is enabled and a proxy browser extension is installed, the CNAME adblocking feature issues DNS requests that used the system DNS settings instead of the extension's proxy settings, resulting in possible information disclosure.",
  "id": "CVE-2021-22916",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:10:33.422202466Z",
  "published": "2021-07-12T11:15:07.770Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1203842"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}