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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.48%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.48% probability · 72th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
mozilla/firefox · mozilla/firefox esr · mozilla/thunderbird
Source
security@mozilla.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.