Name: CVE-2022-22736: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-22736, CWE-427, CVSS 7, EPSS 0.00109

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade librewolfUpgrade firefox	Aug 22, 2024	Dec 22, 2022
Mfsa2022 01	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 96.0	Jan 12, 2022	Jan 11, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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