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CVE-2023-4052 The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users

Description

The Firefox updater created a directory writable by non-privileged users. When uninstalling Firefox, any files in that directory would be recursively deleted with the permissions of the uninstalling user account. This could be combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link) to allow arbitrary file deletion controlled by the non-privileged user. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 115.1, and Thunderbird < 115.1.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 116 earliest → < 116 116
Firefox ESR 115.1 earliest → < 115.1 115.1
Thunderbird 115.1 earliest → < 115.1 115.1

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