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CVE-2017-7761

The Mozilla Maintenance Service "helper.exe" application creates a temporary directory writable by non-privileged users. When this is combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link), protected files in the target directory of the junction can be deleted by the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.

  • Published: Jun 11, 2018
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-7761
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

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