Description
A vulnerability was discovered where specific command line arguments are not properly discarded during Firefox invocation as a shell handler for URLs. This could be used to retrieve and execute files whose location is supplied through these command line arguments if Firefox is configured as the default URI handler for a given URI scheme in third party applications and these applications insufficiently sanitize URL data. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified – < 60.6 | 60.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified – < 60.6 | 60.6 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – < 66 | 66 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mozjs52 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mozjs38 +1 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1-3.29.3 | SUSE-SU-2019:0871-1 |
| SLES 15 | MozillaThunderbird | 60.6.1-3.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:0853-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SUSE Package Hub 12 | MozillaThunderbird | 60.6.1-82.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1126-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1esr-109.63.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 92.0-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | MozillaFirefox | 60.6.1-lp150.3.45.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1077-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | MozillaThunderbird | 60.6.1-lp150.3.37.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1162-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.23 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.19 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.18 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | firefox-esr | 60.6.1-r0 | — |
Advisories 8
- SUSE-SU-2019:0853-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1162-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1 MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1126-1 Security update for MozillaThunderbird SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:0871-1 Security update for MozillaFirefox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:0852-1 Security update for MozillaFirefox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1077-1 Security update for MozillaFirefox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026