Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 79/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 3, 2021). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 46.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.8% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: firefox-esr (Debian:10) 68.4.1esr-1~deb10u1; thunderbird (Debian:10) 1:68.4.1-1~deb10u1; firefox-esr (Debian:12) 68.4.1esr-1.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to firefox-esr (Debian:10) 68.4.1esr-1~deb10u1; thunderbird (Debian:10) 1:68.4.1-1~deb10u1; firefox-esr (Debian:12) 68.4.1esr-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4.1, Thunderbird < 68.4.1, and Firefox < 72.0.1.
- BDU:2020-00174
- DLA-2071-1
- DLA-2093-1
- DSA-4600-1
- DSA-4603-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0060-1
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0094-1
- RHSA-2020:0085
- RHSA-2020:0086
- RHSA-2020:0111
- RHSA-2020:0120
- RHSA-2020:0123
- RHSA-2020:0127
- RHSA-2020:0292
- RHSA-2020:0295
- SUSE-SU-2020:0068-1
- SUSE-SU-2020:0078-1
- SUSE-SU-2020:0142-1
- SUSE-SU-2020:14268-1
- Published
- Mar 2, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 46.3% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-843
Report tools
Action score
79
This week
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 14 / 30 · 46.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- mozilla firefoxbefore 68.4.1
- mozilla firefoxbefore 72.0.1
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 68.4.1
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
- unspecified and later · before 72.0.1affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
- unspecified and later · before 68.4.1affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- unspecified and later · before 68.4.1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | firefox-esr | before 68.4.1esr-1~deb10u1 | 68.4.1esr-1~deb10u1 |
| Debian:10 | thunderbird | before 1:68.4.1-1~deb10u1 | 1:68.4.1-1~deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 68.4.1esr-1 | 68.4.1esr-1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | before 1:68.4.1-1 | 1:68.4.1-1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 68.4.1esr-1~deb8u1 | 68.4.1esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | thunderbird | before 1:68.4.1-1~deb8u1 | 1:68.4.1-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | firefox-esr | before 68.4.1esr-1~deb9u1 | 68.4.1esr-1~deb9u1 |
| Debian:9 | thunderbird | before 1:68.4.1-1~deb9u1 | 1:68.4.1-1~deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.4.1-lp151.2.24.1 | 68.4.1-lp151.2.24.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | MozillaThunderbird | before 68.4.1-lp151.2.22.2 | 68.4.1-lp151.2.22.2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:68.4.1-1.el6_10 | 0:68.4.1-1.el6_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:68.4.1-1.el6_10 | 0:68.4.1-1.el6_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird | before 0:68.4.1-2.el6_10 | 0:68.4.1-2.el6_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:68.4.1-2.el6_10 | 0:68.4.1-2.el6_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 | 0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 | 0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird | before 0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 | 0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 | 0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | firefox | before 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 | 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 | 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | firefox-debugsource | before 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 | 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | thunderbird | before 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 | 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 | 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | thunderbird-debugsource | before 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 | 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 |
+10
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
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2011-2669Jan 21, 2020 · Mozilla Firefox prior to 3.6 has a DoS vulnerability due to an issue in the validation of certificates.26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2013-5594Feb 18, 2020 · Mozilla Firefox before 25 allows modification of anonymous content of pluginProblem.xml binding17Monitor
- Later →CVE-2020-6796Mar 2, 2020 · A content process could have modified shared memory relating to crash reporting information, crash itself, and cause an out-of-bound write.35Monitor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| debian:firefox-esr | 68.4.1esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:thunderbird | 1:68.4.1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:MozillaFirefox | 68.4.1-lp151.2.24.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:MozillaThunderbird | 68.4.1-lp151.2.22.2 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:68.4.1-1.el7_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debugsource | 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:68.4.1-2.el7_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debugsource | 0:68.4.1-2.el8_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 68.4.1-109.101.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 68.4.1-3.66.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:47 | 2020-08-27 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2021-02-24 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2021-05-13 |
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.
- Published
- First PoC+178 d
- CISA KEV+611 d
- TodayOct 24, 2026+2428 d
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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- 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
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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