CVE-2020-35112
If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that executable would have been launched instead. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661365Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-55/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-56/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1661365Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-54/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-55/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-56/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.