CVE-2018-5179
N/A
Published: April 26, 2019 at 01:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 60.0All versions prior to Firefox 60
Affected range stops below 60.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-772
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