CVE-2024-5692 (GCVE-0-2024-5692)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-11 12:40 – Updated: 2026-02-27 16:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-09 16:54 UTC
CWE
- Bypass of file name restrictions during saving
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox |
Affected:
unspecified , < 127
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR |
Affected:
unspecified , < 115.12
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird |
Affected:
unspecified , < 115.12
(custom)
|
guessed |
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