CVE-2019-11708 (GCVE-0-2019-11708)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-23 13:20 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
VLAI?
Summary
Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.
Severity ?
10 (Critical)
CWE
- sandbox escape using Prompt:Open
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
unspecified , < 60.7.2
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