Overview
- Description
- Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 10
- Impact score
- 6
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 10
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Known exploits
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- May 23, 2022
- Exploit action due
- Jun 13, 2022
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-20
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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