The Private Internet Access Extension for Firefox contains an unguarded onAuthRequired authentication handler, leading to leakage of PIA proxy credentials when a user visits any malicious website that issues a Basic auth challenge. This issue was fixed in version 3.2.5, but reintroduced in later versions.
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Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description The Private Internet Access Extension for Firefox contains an unguarded onAuthRequired authentication handler, leading to leakage of PIA proxy credentials when a user visits any malicious website that issues a Basic auth challenge. This issue was fixed in version 3.2.5, but reintroduced in later versions.
Title CVE-2026-120627
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T17:33:53.840Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T17:31:22.160Z

Link: CVE-2026-120627

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-02T18:18:52.733

Modified: 2026-11-02T18:18:52.733

Link: CVE-2026-120627

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