When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to lo
When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Jan 8, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 24th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | firefox esr | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mozilla firefoxbefore 71.0
- mozilla firefox esrbefore 68.3
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 68.3
- opensuse leap15.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mozilla Firefox
- before 71affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
- before 68.3affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- before 68.3affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.3.0-lp151.2.21.1 | 68.3.0-lp151.2.21.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | MozillaThunderbird | before 68.3.0-lp151.2.19.1 | 68.3.0-lp151.2.19.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.3.0-109.98.1 | 68.3.0-109.98.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.3.0-3.62.2 | 68.3.0-3.62.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | mozilla-nspr | before 4.23-29.9.1 | 4.23-29.9.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | mozilla-nss | before 3.47.1-38.12.1 | 3.47.1-38.12.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | MozillaFirefox | before 68.3.0-78.54.1 | 68.3.0-78.54.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | MozillaThunderbird | before 68.3.0-3.61.2 | 68.3.0-3.61.2 |
Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-3765Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x befKEV94Now
- CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV87Now
- CVE-2015-4495The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypassKEV86Now
- CVE-2013-1690Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properKEV86Now
- CVE-2019-17026Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.KEV76This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| opensuse:MozillaFirefox | 68.3.0-lp151.2.21.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:MozillaThunderbird | 68.3.0-lp151.2.19.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nspr | 4.23-29.9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nss | 3.47.1-38.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 68.3.0-78.54.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 68.3.0-3.61.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.