CVE-2022-22746 Race condition in Firefox
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fpj-fh6q-hx4r, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22746.