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CVE-2020-26966

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 9, 2020 at 12:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:08 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbirdFirefox ESR· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Searching for a single word from the address bar caused an mDNS request to be sent on the local network searching for a hostname consisting of that string; resulting in an information leak. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

Affected

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

Firefox· Mozilla
95%
v < 83
Affected range stops below 83, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 83.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Firefox ESR· Mozilla
95%
v < 78.5
Affected range stops below 78.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Thunderbird· Mozilla
95%
v < 78.5
Affected range stops below 78.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1663571
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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