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CVE-2012-3974

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, and Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a root directory.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.9 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-399
EPSS score
0.3% (22th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-3918)
Published
August 29, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3918 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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