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I think the water will just drive the mold deeper into the leather, household vinegar already has a lot of water in it and will have, imo. the effect of feeding the mold.
First of all don't do anything until you have satisfied yourself you aren't making it worse. You have access to the entire internet of information, about half of which is true, so do your research.

I won't say that I know much about mold on leather, just that I lost some leather products to mold while trying stuff like vinegar. i also managed to salvage some.
A professional mold remover in buildings told me that all they use is concentrated Hydrogen Peroxide, too dangerous for consumer use, he said.
I did find strong sunlight reduced/killed mold and that a laundry Borax solution killed and seemed to prevent mold. But leather is hard to say what works best.
I would take the leather outside first, because even brushing the mold inside will spread the spores throughout your house. Once outside, I would brush off all that I could dry, then I would sponge it with undiluted 3% hydrogen peroxide, being careful not to soak the leather. I might repeat that a couple times using a clean sponge/rag each time and fresh solution. Then after drying, work the leather with Fiebing's Saddle Soap or Lexol as needed. I also sometimes use pure glycerin and water 50/50 to soften leather depending on it's condition.

But, this is just what I would do. If anyone comes along has better ideas or more experience, I'll learn from them.
 
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If its the white/ light bluish mildew mold.. I have a a sling from my childhood that always has it reappear. I wipe it off and keep the leather goods that have started to mildew in a safe with a dehumidifier in it. Just the pop top type you get at Walmart and keep it dry. Keep it dry and it doesn't come back if it gets wet dry it out again. That sling is 25 years old now and no mildew on it anymore. I'd just get it as dry as possible and go from there . It will.spread to other leather goods too if kept near them in moisture. Ones the size of the ones in the picture last me around a year in a 12 gun safe that spent the last 6 years outside in the garage without ac or heat.. and it always very humid around here. I just moved it inside to a woodstove heated cabin.
 

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I made up some leather slings for my 1903 and 1903A1 rifles some years ago and one of them showed signs of mold when I looked at the rifle two months ago. I wiped the mold off outside and sprayed down the sling with a 10% solution of bleach and water. I let the sling dry and then used saddle soap to finish the dried leather. So far two months have passed, and I don't see any mold. I will continue to keep an eye on it.
 
Some time ago I pulled a nice top brand leather jacket out of the closet to give to my son and to my horror found the collar covered with mold or mildew. We tried the water vinegar thing and it removed it all, but it came back soon. I did a little research and came up with this German product and it seems to work pretty well on my holsters that succumb to the same malady.
We live in the NW of WA and moisture is a constant thing, so nothing seems immune to mold and mildew.
 

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from my reading white would be mildew, green or black would be mold.
But both love water and bleach and vinegar are both 90+% water, if using water I'd opt for a dish soap mix. 70% Isopropyl alcohol would kill the stuff better than bleach or vinegar , ime, and although it has some water it still dries fairly fast. Then the leather conditioner or saddle soap can be used and I suspect they do more good than the cleaners for preventing the return of the mold.
 

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