CVE-2022-38474

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: August 19, 2026 at 03:29 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFirefox MobileFirefox

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A website that had permission to access the microphone could record audio without the audio notification being shown. This bug does not allow the attacker to bypass the permission prompt - it only affects the notification shown once permission has been granted.<br />*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 104.

Affected

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

v < 104.0
Affected range stops below 104.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 104
Affected range stops below 104, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-668

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