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CVE-2012-4206

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads 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
EPSS score
0.3% (25th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-4150)
Published
November 21, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4150 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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