CVE-2020-15650
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite local...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-15650- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-15650- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7637 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7637- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7f7j-qhc3-4fvp No score
Given an installed malicious file picker application, an attacker was able to overwrite local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7f7j-qhc3-4fvp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-15650
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-15650- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefox-esrAlpine:v3.11 |
before 68.11.0-r0 | 68.11.0-r0 |
mozjs68Alpine:v3.12 |
before 68.11.0-r0 | 68.11.0-r0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, facts, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-15650 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mozilla Firefox Esr, published August 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in firefox-esr 68.11.0-r0.