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CVE-2013-1712

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8 on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in (1) the update directory or (2) the current working 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
0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-1739)
Published
August 7, 2013
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1739 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 8
  • microsoft / windows 8
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2012
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / firefox
  • mozilla / thunderbird
  • mozilla / thunderbird
  • mozilla / thunderbird
  • mozilla / thunderbird
  • mozilla / thunderbird
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  • mozilla / thunderbird
  • mozilla / thunderbird esr
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  • mozilla / thunderbird esr
  • mozilla / thunderbird esr
  • mozilla / thunderbird esr
  • mozilla / thunderbird esr

References

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

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