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high 7.8

CVE-2020-12423 json

When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%,…

published 2020-07-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4735

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 78
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +15 more 78.0.1-112.3.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +14 more 78-35.3.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 78.0.1-3.94.2
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 78-4.14.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 78.0.1-78.80.2
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 78-21.12.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1899-1SUSE-SU-2020:1898-1SUSE-SU-2020:14421-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 78.0.1-lp151.2.53.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.2 78.0.1-lp152.2.5.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2020:1017-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0983-1

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 78.0-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 78.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-12423

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-12423 updated cvss 7.8

Mozilla: DLL Hijacking due to searching %PATH% for a library

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

Sources

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