Mozilla: Attachment files saved to disk on macOS could be executed without warning
Published Dec 22, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
When saving or opening an email attachment on macOS, Thunderbird did not set attribute com.apple.quarantine on the received file. If the received file was an application and the user attempted to open it, then the application was started immediately without asking the user to confirm. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.3.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<102.3
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | n/a |
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- < 102.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 15, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 11.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 11.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 31.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 28.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3155 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789061 exploitIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128806 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3155
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3155
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/#CVE-2022-3155
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ Vendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3155 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1789061 | exploitIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2128806 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3155 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3155 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/#CVE-2022-3155 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/ | Vendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.