Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite local files and thus overwrite Firefox settings (but not access the previous profile). *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 68.11 | 68.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 68.11 Fixed in 68.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 68.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox ESR 68.11
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-12324 Unrestricted file upload in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority LOW 26
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15650
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f7j-qhc3-4fvp
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Firefox Esr vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-15364 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-13633 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Thunderbird CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03015 XML injection in Mozilla Firefox ESR CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-09755 Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla Firefox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-07009 Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla Firefox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-18834 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15650 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15650 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f7j-qhc3-4fvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-15650 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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