CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Windows, Firefox.
CVE
CVE-2016-5295
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.33%
Windows Firefox
Original NVD Description
This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
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