CVE-2020-35112

If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads…

published January 7, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
69.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that executable would have been launched instead. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01274 · 69.7th percentile
Published
2021-01-07T13:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 13:50Z
    If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads…
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