CVE-2021-29973

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Password autofill was enabled without user interaction on insecure websites on Firefox for Android. This was corrected to require user interaction with the page before a user's password would be entered by the browser's autofill functionality *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 90.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-29973: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix