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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2022-22736
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-mozilla
Assigner Org ID-f16b083a-5664-49f3-a51e-8d479e5ed7fe
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-22 Dec, 2022 | 00:00
Updated At-16 Apr, 2025 | 15:12
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

If Firefox was installed to a world-writable directory, a local privilege escalation could occur when Firefox searched the current directory for system libraries. However the install directory is not world-writable by default.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows in a non-default installation. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 96.

Affected Products
Vendor
Mozilla CorporationMozilla
Product
Firefox
Versions
Affected
  • From unspecified before 96 (custom)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/APotential local privilege escalation when loading modules from the install directory.
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: Potential local privilege escalation when loading modules from the install directory.
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
N/A
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742692
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742692
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742692
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Hyperlink: https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
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Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742692
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2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-427CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-427
Description: CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.0HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.0
Base severity: HIGH
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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