CVE-2022-0517

Published Dec 22, 2022

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A user or attacker with limited privileges could leverage this to launch arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.7.1.
Source: security@mozilla.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-434

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "20D14932-0EB8-4519-91F5-42D3F1B615F2",
            "versionEndExcluding": "2.7.1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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