CVE-2019-17018

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2020 at 09:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 72
Affected range stops below 72, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 72.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1549394

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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