On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2024-06-11T12:40:13.370Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:18:06.916Z

Reserved: 2024-06-06T15:05:13.422Z

Link: CVE-2024-5692

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:18:06.916Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-11T13:15:50.770

Modified: 2024-08-01T13:59:56.967

Link: CVE-2024-5692

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-06-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-5692 - Bugzilla