CVE-2022-22746: mozilla firefox Race Condition
CVSS: 5.9v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-22746
Published 22-12-2022Last modified 16-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-22746 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Race Condition vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 10Timeline
- 22-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A race condition could have allowed bypassing the fullscreen notification which could have lead to a fullscreen window spoof being unnoticed.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.9Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST5.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.59% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.60%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu4 products
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs78All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 96 | < 96.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 91.5 | < 91.5
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 91.5 | < 91.5
2 vendors · 7 products
References
7 links- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-01/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-02/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-03/Vendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1735071Issue Tracking