vulnerability
MFSA2020-56 Thunderbird: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 78.6 (CVE-2020-35112)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 15, 2020
Added
Dec 16, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solution
mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-78_6
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