High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-45415
CVE-2022-45415
Description
When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the file with that extension, leading to possible system compromise if the downloaded file was later ran. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.
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Affected products
5unspecified+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: <107
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <107.0
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 107.0-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-47/nvdVendor Advisory
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