Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-05-23. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-06-13. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Mozilla / Firefox ESR
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified to < 60.7.2 (custom)
Mozilla / Firefox
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified to < 67.0.4 (custom)
Mozilla / Thunderbird
Default status: Not specified
- affected: unspecified to < 60.7.2 (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-20/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1559858
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-12
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155592/Mozilla-Firefox-Windows-64-Bit-Chain-Exploit.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11708
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}06 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.
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