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CVE-2022-22736

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-12-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Windows, Firefox.

CVE
CVE-2022-22736
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.24%
Windows Firefox

Original NVD Description

If Firefox was installed to a world-writable directory, a local privilege escalation could occur when Firefox searched the current directory for system libraries. However the install directory is not world-writable by default.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows in a non-default installation. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 96.

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