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CVE-2017-5409

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.36%

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

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CVE
CVE-2017-5409
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.36%
Windows Firefox

Original NVD Description

The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52.