CVE-2017-5409 | BDVDB-2026-102221 Detail

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The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52.

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1. Version 12018-06-11Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.