Description
Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-116
Status
published
Products (4)
mozilla/firefox
< 112.0 (2 CPE variants)
mozilla/firefox_esr
< 102.10
mozilla/focus
< 112.0
mozilla/thunderbird
< 102.10
Published
Jun 02, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026