CVE-2019-17018
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to...
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
CVE-2019-17018- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
CVE-2019-17018- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7492 No score
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7492- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq8c-jr49-74hj No score
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to...
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
GHSA-pq8c-jr49-74hj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17018
When in Private Browsing Mode on Windows 10, the Windows keyboard may retain word suggestions to improve the accuracy of the keyboard. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17018- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mozjs52Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.3.1-0ubuntu352.3.1-7fakesync152.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.152.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs38Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu138.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu338.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4 |
None known |
mozjs52Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.9.1-1build152.9.1-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17018 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published January 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.