VULNERABILITY

MFSA2022-06 Thunderbird: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 91.6 (CVE-2022-22753)

Try Surface Command Get a continuous 360° view of your attack surface
Back to Search

MFSA2022-06 Thunderbird: Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 91.6 (CVE-2022-22753)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/08/2022
Created
02/18/2022
Added
02/17/2022
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

A Time-of-Check Time-of-Use bug existed in the Maintenance (Updater) Service that could be abused to grant Users write access to an arbitrary directory. This could have been used to escalate to SYSTEM access.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-91_6

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
  • Lightweight Endpoint Agent
  • Live Dashboards
  • Real Risk Prioritization
  • IT-Integrated Remediation Projects
  • Cloud, Virtual, and Container Assessment
  • Integrated Threat Feeds
  • Easy-to-Use RESTful API
  • Automation-Assisted Patching
  • Automated Containment
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;