GHSA-59p4-f6m8-9792

GHSA-59p4-f6m8-9792 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox using the file system request constructor through an IPC message. This allows for read and write access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.1 and Firefox < 53.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

9.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

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