Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-0517

RCE

Title: Mozilla Vpn RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2022-0517.

CWE Category CWE-434
Published Date Dec 22, 2022
Modified Date Apr 16, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.19%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-0517: 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.

Impacted Vendors

H
hola 1
M
mozilla 1

Reference Links

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1752291 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-08/ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1752291 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-08/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-0517 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.