CVE-2015-2720

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The update implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 on Windows does not ensure that the pathname for updater.exe corresponds to the application directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.4/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 14, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-2720: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix