CVE-2020-6824

LowCVSS 2.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Initially, a user opens a Private Browsing Window and generates a password for a site, then closes the Private Browsing Window but leaves Firefox open. Subsequently, if the user had opened a new Private Browsing Window, revisited the same site, and generated a new password - the generated passwords would have been identical, rather than independent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 75.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 2.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-384

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= unspecified, < 75

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1621853Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1621853Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 24, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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