CVE-2018-12368
HIGH 9.3EPSS 4.8%
Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.
- CVSS v3.0
- 8.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0
- 9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 4.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 91th percentile
- Published
- 2018-10-18
- Updated
- 2024-08-05