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CVE-2020-15664· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mozilla

By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 72.1% 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) 68.12.0esr-1~deb10u1; thunderbird (Debian:10) 1:68.12.0-1~deb10u1; firefox-esr (Debian:12) 68.12.0esr-1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to firefox-esr (Debian:10) 68.12.0esr-1~deb10u1; thunderbird (Debian:10) 1:68.12.0-1~deb10u1; firefox-esr (Debian:12) 68.12.0esr-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 · FIRST EPSS

By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 1, 2020
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 72th percentile

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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
mozillafirefox
mozillafirefox esr
mozillafirefox mobile
mozillathunderbird

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mozilla firefoxbefore 80.0
  • mozilla firefox78.0 and later · before 78.2
  • mozilla firefox esrbefore 68.12
  • mozilla firefox mobilebefore 80.0
  • mozilla thunderbirdbefore 68.12
  • mozilla thunderbird78.0 and later · before 78.2

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 80affected

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR

    • unspecified and later · before 68.12affected
    • unspecified and later · before 78.2affected

  • Mozilla Firefox for Android

    • unspecified and later · before 80affected

  • Mozilla Thunderbird

    • unspecified and later · before 78.2affected
    • unspecified and later · before 68.12affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10firefox-esrbefore 68.12.0esr-1~deb10u168.12.0esr-1~deb10u1
Debian:10thunderbirdbefore 1:68.12.0-1~deb10u11:68.12.0-1~deb10u1
Debian:12firefox-esrbefore 68.12.0esr-168.12.0esr-1
Debian:12thunderbirdbefore 1:68.12.0-11:68.12.0-1
Debian:9firefox-esrbefore 68.12.0esr-1~deb9u168.12.0esr-1~deb9u1
Debian:9thunderbirdbefore 1:68.12.0-1~deb9u11:68.12.0-1~deb9u1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1MozillaFirefoxbefore 78.2.0-lp151.2.65.178.2.0-lp151.2.65.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.1MozillaThunderbirdbefore 68.12.0-lp151.2.50.168.12.0-lp151.2.50.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.2MozillaFirefoxbefore 78.2.0-lp152.2.18.178.2.0-lp152.2.18.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.2MozillaThunderbirdbefore 68.12.0-lp152.2.10.168.12.0-lp152.2.10.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientfirefoxbefore 0:68.12.0-1.el6_100:68.12.0-1.el6_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:68.12.0-1.el6_100:68.12.0-1.el6_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:68.12.0-1.el6_100:68.12.0-1.el6_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:68.12.0-1.el6_100:68.12.0-1.el6_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientfirefoxbefore 0:68.12.0-1.el7_80:68.12.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:68.12.0-1.el7_80:68.12.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:68.12.0-1.el7_80:68.12.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:68.12.0-1.el7_80:68.12.0-1.el7_8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamfirefoxbefore 0:78.2.0-2.el8_20:78.2.0-2.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:78.2.0-2.el8_20:78.2.0-2.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamfirefox-debugsourcebefore 0:78.2.0-2.el8_20:78.2.0-2.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamthunderbirdbefore 0:68.12.0-1.el8_20:68.12.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:68.12.0-1.el8_20:68.12.0-1.el8_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamthunderbird-debugsourcebefore 0:68.12.0-1.el8_20:68.12.0-1.el8_2

+17

Same product

mozilla: all records

Other 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 befKEV
    94Now
  • CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV
    87Now
  • 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 bypassKEV
    86Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-15659Aug 10, 2020 · Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 78 and Firefox ESR 78.0.
    36Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-15663Oct 1, 2020 · If Firefox is installed to a user-writable directory, the Mozilla Maintenance Service would execute updater.exe from the install location wi
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2020-15665Oct 1, 2020 · Firefox did not reset the address bar after the beforeunload dialog was shown if the user chose to remain on the page.
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:firefox-esr68.12.0esr-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:thunderbird1:68.12.0-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:MozillaFirefox78.2.0-lp151.2.65.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:MozillaThunderbird68.12.0-lp151.2.50.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:firefox0:78.2.0-3.el8_0 · Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:firefox-debuginfo0:78.2.0-3.el8_0 · Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:firefox-debugsource0:78.2.0-3.el8_0 · Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird0:68.12.0-1.el7_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo0:68.12.0-1.el7_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird-debugsource0:68.12.0-1.el8_1 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
suse:MozillaFirefox78.2.0-78.90.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:MozillaThunderbird68.12.0-3.94.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1Package 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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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 researchers

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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).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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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
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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