cvelist/2025/2xxx/CVE-2025-2817.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2025-2817",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@mozilla.org",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "description": {
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 138, Firefox ESR < 128.10, Firefox ESR < 115.23, Thunderbird < 138, and Thunderbird < 128.10."
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                "description": [
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Privilege escalation in Thunderbird Updater"
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            }
        ]
    },
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                    "vendor_name": "Mozilla",
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                                "product_name": "Firefox",
                                "version": {
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "unspecified",
                                            "version_value": "138"
                                        }
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                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "Firefox ESR",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "unspecified",
                                            "version_value": "128.10"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "Thunderbird",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_name": "unspecified",
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                                }
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1917536",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1917536"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-28/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-28/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-29/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-29/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-30/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-30/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-31/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-31/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-32/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-32/"
            }
        ]
    },
    "credits": [
        {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "Dong-uk Kim (@justlikebono)"
        }
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