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 firefoxUpgrade librewolf | 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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