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CVE-2018-12368 json

Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded fro…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4342

cvss
8.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Thunderbird 52.9, 60
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.9, 60.1
  • Mozilla Firefox 61
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP2-BCL, SLED 12 SP3 +9 more 52.9.0esr-109.38.2
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +3 more 52.9.0esr-72.38.6
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 52.9.0esr-3.7.12

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2018:2322-2SUSE-SU-2018:2325-1SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1SUSE-SU-2018:2298-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-12368 updated cvss 8.1

Mozilla: No warning when opening executable SettingContent-ms files

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

4.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • posts.specterops.io https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

References

Sources

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