CVE-2022-36314
When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network…
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Description
When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773894 (opens in a new tab)x_transferredexploit
Timeline
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- 5 months later
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- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 87% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Opening local <code>.lnk</code> files could cause unexpected network loads
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-427 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 102.1
- affected unspecified – < 103
- affected unspecified – < 102.1
References (4)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-28/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-32/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1773894 (opens in a new tab)x_transferredexploit
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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