Race condition in Mozilla Firefox ESR
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A race condition could have allowed bypassing the fullscreen notification which could have lead to a fullscreen window spoof being unnoticed.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 91.5 | 91.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 96 | 96 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 91.5 | 91.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 91.5 Fixed in 91.5 Patch available CNA
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 96 Fixed in 96 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 91.5 Fixed in 91.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 96.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 91.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 91.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 96.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 91.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 91.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 91.5
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 96
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 91.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox 96
19 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 5 HIGH, 6 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-03015 XML injection in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority HIGH 82
- TI-2022-07013 Race condition in Mozilla FirefoxPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2022-06988 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority HIGH 73
- Release ·
Mozilla Firefox ESR, Thunderbird 91.5
14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 5 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-03015 XML injection in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority HIGH 82
- TI-2022-06988 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2022-06987 Race condition in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority HIGH 68
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22746
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fpj-fh6q-hx4r
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- 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-2022-22746 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22746 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fpj-fh6q-hx4r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-22746 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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