CVE-2022-36314
MEDIUMFirefox < 103.0 and Firefox ESR < 102.1 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element via Windows Shortcut
Title source: llmDescription
When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773894
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-28/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-32/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (3)
mozilla/firefox
< 103.0
mozilla/firefox_esr
< 102.1
mozilla/thunderbird
< 102.1
Published
Dec 22, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026