CVE-2019-11762: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

If two same-origin documents set document.domain differently to become cross-origin, it was possible for them to call arbitrary DOM methods/getters/setters on the now-cross-origin window. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only
  • Mozilla Firefox: before 70.0 (fixed in 70.0)
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 68.2 (fixed in 68.2)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird: before 68.2 (fixed in 68.2)

Published 2020-01-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.