CVE-2020-6829
MediumCVSS 5.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk72th percentile - higher than 72% of all known CVEs
Summary
Vulnerability in Firefox related to the EC scalar point multiplication algorithm (wNAF) that leaks partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Based on electromagnetic traces, the private key could be computed.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with physical access to the device could recover the private key, leading to compromise of digital signatures and confidentiality.
Recommendation
Update Firefox to version 80 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Firefox
See all- CVE-2026-75874Critical
Sandbox escape in the Remote Settings Client component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Thunderbird 154.
- CVE-2026-74990Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74989Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Thunderbird 154.
- CVE-2026-74988Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74987Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox ESR 140.13, Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74986Critical
Site isolation issue in the CSS Parsing and Computation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74985Critical
Privilege escalation in the Enterprise Policies component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74979Critical
Mitigation bypass in the Add-ons Manager component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74964Critical
Integer overflow in the Graphics component. Fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74961Critical
Side-channel vulnerability in the Web Audio component. Fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Original NVD description (English source)
When performing EC scalar point multiplication, the wNAF point multiplication algorithm was used; which leaked partial information about the nonce used during signature generation. Given an electro-magnetic trace of a few signature generations, the private key could have been computed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80 and Firefox for Android < 80.