CVE-2020-26966

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    CVE-2020-26966

    Published: 9 Dec 2020Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Searching for a single word from the address bar caused an mDNS request to be sent on the local network searching for a hostname consisting of that string; resulting in an information leak. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-52/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1663571

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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