Mozilla urges Android users to update their Firefox browsers immediately to version 79, to avoid being hijacked. T he company was informed and patched a critical bug in its SSDP component of Firefox browser , which can let an attacker on the same network run a malicious script and forcibly redirect other users to certain websites, potentially phishing links.

Update Your Firefox Browsers Immediately!

Mozilla has bought new features in Android’s Firefox v81 earlier this week. While many users are still running versions older than 79, the maker now urges users to update their browsers to version 79 at least . This is because the version contains a patch for a critical Wi-Fi bug, which can be exploited by hackers to hijack Android Firefox.

Found a neat little Firefox for Android bug. Current version is not vulnerable, please make sure you are up to date. 🙂 https://t.co/p31XPGBsze pic.twitter.com/coG3tcMiAI — initstring (@init_string) September 15, 2020