SB2022022508 - Privilege escalation in Mozilla VPN
Published: February 25, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022022508
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0517)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A local user can use a specially crafted OpenSSL configuration file to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.