CVE-2021-29963

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Address bar search suggestions in private browsing mode were re-using session data from normal mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-345

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= unspecified, < 89

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1705068Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1705068Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 24, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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