CVE-2022-46875
The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files, which can run commands on a user's computer.…
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- mozilla
Description
The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files, which can run commands on a user's computer. <br>*Note: This issue only affected Mac OS operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mozilla
- 13 days later
· 13 days later
Published
- 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 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.68% · top 48% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- Download Protections were bypassed by .atloc and .ftploc files on Mac OS
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-287 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 108
- affected unspecified – < 102.6
- affected unspecified – < 102.6
References (6)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-52/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-53/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-51/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1786188 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- GLSA-202305-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
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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