Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-6824 · published 24 April 2020
CVE-2020-6824: Mozilla firefox vulnerability
Mozilla · Firefox
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1621853 | Issue TrackingPermissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1621853 | Issue TrackingPermissions Required |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/ | Vendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-6824), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.