CVE-2022-36314: mozilla firefox Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-36314 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7Timeline
- 22-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
When opening a Windows shortcut from the local filesystem, an attacker could supply a remote path that would lead to unexpected network requests from the operating system.<br>This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.1, Firefox < 103, and Thunderbird < 102.1.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
12%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.22% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla3 products
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 103 | < 103.0
- firefox_esr≥ unspecified, < 102.1 | < 102.1
- thunderbird≥ unspecified, < 102.1 | < 102.1
Ubuntu1 product
- thunderbird< 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2 vendors · 4 products
References
7 links- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-28/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-30/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-32/Vendor Advisory