The Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird…
Priority LOW 31CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service in Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Thunderbird 12.0, and SeaMonkey 2.9 on Windows allow local users to gain privileges by loading a DLL file in a privileged context.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0028 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvhf-jjrh-q898
References
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- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-1942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvhf-jjrh-q898 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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