CVE-2020-6824 Other in Firefox

What is CVE-2020-6824?

CVE-2020-6824 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 24 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6824?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6824?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-6824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-887x-j4cf-3pqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6824.