VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-0517

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.19%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-12-22

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A user or attacker with limited privileges could leverage this to launch arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.7.1.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-434
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-434

Primary references

security@mozilla.org — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory