CVE-2022-0517

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Published Dec 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A user or attacker with limited privileges could leverage this to launch arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.7.1.

Affected Products

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

Mozilla VPN

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 2.7.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-15645	Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A user or attacker with limited privileges could leverage this to launch arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.7.1.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.190% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1752291
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-08/

History

Apr 16, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mozilla Vpn

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 16, 2025, 3:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 16, 2025, 3:47 PM
Reserved: Feb 7, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:32 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 22, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:20 AM

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