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CVE-2017-5409
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-06-11T21:29:04.483 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:20:25.707

Summary

The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52.

Affected products

mozilla — firefox

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