CVE-2021-29963 json
Address bar search suggestions in private browsing mode were re-using session data from normal mode.
published 2021-06-24 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-16422
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Address bar search suggestions in private browsing mode were re-using session data from normal mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 89
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
- firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +8 more 89.0-r0
- librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 89.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2021-29963
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Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
References
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2021-23/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1705068
permissions-required, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-29963
- NVD CVE-2021-29963
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