CVE-2020-6819
Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.04%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 87
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 3/11/2021
- Plazo de remediación: 3/5/2022
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Unknown
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution80 % - Impacto secundario
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 %
Race condition en destructor de nsDocShell (CWE-362, CWE-416) en navegadores Mozilla permite ejecución remota sin autenticación ni interacción. Explotación activa confirmada.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-362, CWE-416
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1620818
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-14/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1620818
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-14/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6819
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