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CVE-2016-5291

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.44%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Firefox.

CVE
CVE-2016-5291
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.44%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

A same-origin policy bypass with local shortcut files to load arbitrary local content from disk. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.

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