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CVE-2022-0517 Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory

Description

Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A user or attacker with limited privileges could leverage this to launch arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.7.1.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Mozilla VPN 2.7	earliest → < 2.7.1	2.7.1

References

www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org

Timeline

Published December 22, 2022
Last modified April 16, 2025

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CVE-2022-0517 Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory

Description

Affected products and versions

References

Timeline

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