cve/2024/CVE-2024-5692.md

### [CVE-2024-5692](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5692)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox%20ESR&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Thunderbird&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=unspecified%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Bypass%20of%20file%20name%20restrictions%20during%20saving&color=brightgreen)

### Description

On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.
Update CVE sources 2025-09-29 16:08 2025-09-29 16:08:36 +00:00			`### [CVE-2024-5692](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5692)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox%20ESR&color=blue)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox&color=blue)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Thunderbird&color=blue)`
Update CVE list 2025-09-29 21:09 2025-09-29 21:09:30 +02:00			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%20&color=brightgreen)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=unspecified%20&color=brightgreen)`
			`![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Bypass%20of%20file%20name%20restrictions%20during%20saving&color=brightgreen)`
Update CVE sources 2025-09-29 16:08 2025-09-29 16:08:36 +00:00
			`### Description`

			On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

			`### POC`

			`#### Reference`
			`- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891234`

			`#### Github`
			`No PoCs found on GitHub currently.`