CVE-2020-12389
Mozilla: Sandbox escape with improperly separated process types
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 5, 2020
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as
The Firefox content processes did not sufficiently lockdown access control which could result in a sandbox escape.
Statement
This issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems. Firefox on Linux is not affected.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control