CVE-2015-2720
N/A
Published: May 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
The update implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 on Windows does not ensure that the pathname for updater.exe corresponds to the application directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-58.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-17
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