CVE-2018-12368

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…

published October 18, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04831 · 92.0th percentile
Published
2018-10-18T13:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 OCT 13:00Z
    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…
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