CVE-2020-26953: Mozilla Firefox

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

It was possible to cause the browser to enter fullscreen mode without displaying the security UI; thus making it possible to attempt a phishing attack or otherwise confuse the user. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83, Firefox ESR < 78.5, and Thunderbird < 78.5.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 83.0 (fixed in 83.0)
• Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 78.5 (fixed in 78.5)
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 78.5 (fixed in 78.5)

Published 2020-12-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.