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HIGH

CVE-2021-36773

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

1.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2021-36773 Red Hat Product Security

    mozilla-ublock-origin: crafted web sites may cause a denial of service

Full record on NVD

Description

uBlock Origin before 1.36.2 and nMatrix before 4.4.9 support an arbitrary depth of parameter nesting for strict blocking, which allows crafted web sites to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion that can trigger memory consumption and a loss of all blocking functionality).

Technical details

Published
2021-07-18

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36773?

uBlock Origin before 1.36.2 and nMatrix before 4.4.9 support an arbitrary depth of parameter nesting for strict blocking, which allows crafted web sites to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion that can trigger memory consumption and a loss of all blocking functionality).

Is CVE-2021-36773 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-36773 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-36773?

CVE-2021-36773 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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