CVE-2012-4206 json
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows l…
published 2012-11-21 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4150
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-98.html
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16991
vdb-entry, signature
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=792106
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/80176
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4206
- NVD CVE-2012-4206
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