CVE-2016-5295
High
Description
This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the Mozilla Maintenance Service to escalate privilege by having the Maintenance Service invoke the Mozilla Updater to run malicious local files. This vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of MFSA2013-44. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Mozilla Firefox
PublishedJun 11, 2018
First seenJun 11, 2018
How to fix
Update
- mozilla firefox50.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | v < 50.0 | 50.0 |
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