CVE-2023-5727

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The executable file warning was not presented when downloading .msix, .msixbundle, .appx, and .appxbundle files, which can run commands on a user's computer. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 25, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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