CVE-2020-6797: By downloading a file with the .fileloc extension, a semi-privileged extension could launch an arbitrary application on the user's computer.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 17/100)
- 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: 1.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 73.6% 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: MozillaFirefox (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1; MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1; MozillaFirefox (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 68.5.0-109.106.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to MozillaFirefox (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1; MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1; MozillaFirefox (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 68.5.0-109.106.1 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 downloading a file with the .fileloc extension, a semi-privileged extension could launch an arbitrary application on the user's computer. The attacker is restricted as they are unable to download non-quarantined files or supply command line arguments to the application, limiting the impact. Note: this issue only occurs on Mac OSX. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5, Firefox < 73, and Firefox < ESR68.5.
- Published
- Mar 2, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.4% · 73th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.4%
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| 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 |
| apple | macos | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- mozilla firefoxbefore 73.0
- mozilla firefox esrbefore 68.5.0
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 68.5.0
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 73affected
- unspecified and later · before ESR68.5affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- unspecified and later · before 68.5affected
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 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1 | 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | MozillaThunderbird | before 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1 | 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.5.0-109.106.1 | 68.5.0-109.106.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | MozillaFirefox | before 68.5.0-3.72.1 | 68.5.0-3.72.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | MozillaFirefox | before 68.5.0-78.61.2 | 68.5.0-78.61.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 | MozillaThunderbird | before 68.5.0-3.71.1 | 68.5.0-3.71.1 |
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-2019-17026Mar 2, 2020 · Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- ← EarlierCVE-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
- Later →CVE-2020-6798Mar 2, 2020 · If a template tag was used in a select tag, the parser could be confused and allow JavaScript parsing and execution when it should not be al25Monitor
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 | 68.5.0-lp151.2.30.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:MozillaThunderbird | 68.5.0-lp151.2.25.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 68.5.0-3.72.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 68.5.0-3.71.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 | 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
- 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
- low · 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
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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