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TI-2022-18096 Aliases CVE-2022-38474GHSA-c55w-hjjc-53ww

Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Mozilla Firefox

Priority LOW 20CWE-668Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 104

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefoxbefore 104104Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 104 Fixed in 104 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*before 104.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions before 104.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 104

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Mozilla Firefox 104

    6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-18100 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla ThunderbirdPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2022-18099 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox ESRPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2022-18095 A cross-origin iframe referencing an XSLT document would inherit the parent domain's…Priority MEDIUM 41

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38474
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c55w-hjjc-53ww

References

  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2022-09831 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-13905 Race condition in Mozilla Firefox for Android CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-13916 A wrong lowering instruction in the ARM64 Ion compiler resulted in a wrong optimization… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-13903 Following a Garbage Collector compaction, weak maps may have been accessed before they… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-13642 Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox for iOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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