Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-22736
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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2022-22736
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22736
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-22736
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.0
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2022-22736
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 96 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742692
1742692 - (CVE-2022-22736) Firefox attempts to load some modules from the install directory if PreferSystem32Images is onExploit;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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