CVE-2022-26486

An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.

CVSS v3.0 9.6 CRITICAL

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1758070	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_focus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

Information

Published : 2022-12-22 12:15

Updated : 2022-12-30 12:55

NVD link : CVE-2022-26486

Mitre link : CVE-2022-26486

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox
firefox_esr
firefox_focus
thunderbird

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