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CVE-2023-29532

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-19 · updated 2026-10-23

Description

A local attacker can trick the Mozilla Maintenance Service into applying an unsigned update file by pointing the service at an update file on a malicious SMB server. The update file can be replaced after the signature check, before the use, because the write-lock requested by the service does not work on a SMB server. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

Affected products

• Mozilla Firefox: before 112.0 — fixed in 112.0
• Mozilla Firefox ESR: before 102.10 — fixed in 102.10
• Mozilla Thunderbird: before 102.10 — fixed in 102.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 112.0; Mozilla Firefox ESR 102.10; Mozilla Thunderbird 102.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1806394
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1806394
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/

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