CVE-2022-1529

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:22 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbirdFirefox ESR· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 18%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An attacker could have sent a message to the parent process where the contents were used to double-index into a JavaScript object, leading to prototype pollution and ultimately attacker-controlled JavaScript executing in the privileged parent process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.9.1, Firefox < 100.0.2, Firefox for Android < 100.3.0, and Thunderbird < 91.9.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Firefox · Mozilla

95%

v < 100.0.2v < 100.3.0

Affected range stops below 100.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 100.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

google-android (environment)

Firefox ESR · Mozilla

95%

v < 91.9.1

Affected range stops below 91.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Thunderbird · Mozilla

95%

v < 91.9.1

Affected range stops below 91.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Android · Google

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1770048

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-19/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-1321

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