CVE-2020-35112

Mozilla: Opening an extension-less download may have inadvertently launched an executable instead

Published Jan 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that executable would have been launched instead. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-22808 If a user downloaded a file lacking an extension on Windows, and then "Open"-ed it from the downloads panel, if there was an executable file in the downloads directory with the same name but with an executable extension (such as .bat or .exe) that executable would have been launched instead. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved
Dec 10, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 7, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 15, 2020, 12:00 AM