CVE-2022-22746 Race condition in Firefox

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A race condition in Firefox for Windows allows bypassing fullscreen notifications, enabling unnoticed window spoofing attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-22746?

CVE-2022-22746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 22 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A race condition could have allowed bypassing the fullscreen notification which could have lead to a fullscreen window spoof being unnoticed.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22746?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22746?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-22746 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-22746 exists.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4fpj-fh6q-hx4r, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22746.

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