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CVE-2023-4052
The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be…
Medium6.5EPSS 0.71%
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Description
The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be recursively deleted with the permissions of the uninstalling user account. This could be combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link) to allow arbitrary file deletion controlled by the non-privileged user. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.1, and Thunderbird < 115.1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.71% · top 46% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- File deletion and privilege escalation through Firefox uninstaller
- CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 116
- affected unspecified – < 115.1
- affected unspecified – < 115.1
References (4)
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1824420 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-29/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-31/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-33/ (opens in a new tab)x_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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