CVE-2020-6824

low-risk

Published 2020-04-24

Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwords would have been identical, rather than independent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.

Do I need to act?

0.13% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 2.8/10 Low

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Firefox

Affected Vendors

Mozilla

References (4)

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1621853

Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1621853

Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/

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low-risk

Severity 11/34 · Low

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal