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Remote command execution In firefox

Description

Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder.
Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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