CVE-2019-17009

When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a…

published January 8, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00333 · 25.2th percentile
Published
2020-01-08T21:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 JAN 21:22Z
    When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a…
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