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CVE-2022-22763

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

When a worker is shutdown, it was possible to cause script to run late in the lifecycle, at a point after where it should not be possible. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 96, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 96.0 — fixed in 96.0
• Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 91.6 — fixed in 91.6
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 91.6 — fixed in 91.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 96.0; Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.6; Mozilla Thunderbird 91.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1740534
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1740534
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1740534

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