Vulnerability · Published Dec 22, 2022 · Assigned by mozilla
CVE-2022-0517
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity unrestricted file upload in Mozilla VPN from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Mozilla VPN | unspecified – before 2.7.1 |
Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H