The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before…
Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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 Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 on Windows allows local users to bypass integrity verification and gain privileges via vectors involving junctions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00332 26th 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 · 24
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 20.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 14 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 17.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 17.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.3 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9qw-8pqm-vfx8
References
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Sources
- CVE-2013-1672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j9qw-8pqm-vfx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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