Firefox for Android fixes critical security vulnerability in latest update (APK Download)

If you're on the older version of Firefox, you should update right now

Mozilla has been busy at work on a rewritten version of Firefox for Android, which is already live in the browser's Beta and Nightly (formerly Preview) channels. However, if you're still on the regular stable version of Firefox for Android, you should update right now.

Firefox 68.10.1 is now rolling out on the Play Store, which fixes a critical security vulnerability that could theoretically allow remote webpages to read local files, including cookies from other websites:

A Content Provider in Firefox for Android allowed local files accessible by the browser to be read by a remote webpage, leading to sensitive data disclosure, including cookies for other origins.

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Firefox for Android fixes critical security vulnerability in latest update (APK Download) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.