CVE-2020-15650

Mozilla: Overwriting local files through malicious file picker application

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 28, 2020

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite local files and thus overwrite Firefox settings (but not access the previous profile). Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.11.

Statement

This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.

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 3.0 · 6.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-552 · Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties