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critical 9.6

CVE-2022-26384 json

If an attacker could control the contents of an iframe sandboxed with <code>allow-popups</code> but not <code>allow-scripts</code>, they we…

published 2022-12-22 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-30943

cvss
9.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

If an attacker could control the contents of an iframe sandboxed with <code>allow-popups</code> but not <code>allow-scripts</code>, they were able to craft a link that, when clicked, would lead to JavaScript execution in violation of the sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 98, Firefox ESR < 91.7, and Thunderbird < 91.7.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 98
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 91.7
  • firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 91.7.0esr-1
  • thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:91.7.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26384

  • firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 98.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  • firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 98.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
  • firefox Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:1snap1-0ubuntu1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • thunderbird Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26384

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  • thunderbird RHEL 8 91.7.0-2.el8_5
  • thunderbird RHEL 7 91.7.0-2.el7_9
  • firefox RHEL 8 91.7.0-3.el8_5
  • firefox RHEL 7 91.7.0-3.el7_9
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.1 E4S 91.7.0-2.el8_1
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.2 EUS 91.7.0-2.el8_2
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.4 EUS 91.7.0-2.el8_4
  • firefox RHEL 8.4 EUS 91.7.0-3.el8_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:0847RHSA-2022:0845RHSA-2022:0850RHSA-2022:0843RHSA-2022:0853RHSA-2022:0817

  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 91.7.0-150200.8.62.7
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 91.7.0-112.95.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +8 more 91.7.0-152.22.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 91.7.0-150.24.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 91.7.0-78.167.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0906-1SUSE-SU-2022:0822-1SUSE-SU-2022:0821-1SUSE-SU-2022:0819-1SUSE-SU-2022:14906-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 98.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.7.0-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.3 91.7.0-150200.8.62.7
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.3 91.7.0-152.22.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11908-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11909-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0906-1openSUSE-SU-2022:0821-1

  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 91.7.0-2.el8_5.alma
  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 91.7.0-2.el8_5.alma.plus
  • firefox AlmaLinux 8 91.7.0-3.el8_5.alma

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:0845ALSA-2022:0818

  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 8 91.7.0-2.el8_5
  • firefox Rocky Linux 8 91.7.0-3.el8_5

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:0845RLSA-2022:0818

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 98.0-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 98.0-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +6 more 91.7.0-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 91.7.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-26384

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  • thunderbird Arch Linux 91.7.0-1
  • firefox Arch Linux 98.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2713AVG-2714

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-26384 updated cvss 9.6

Mozilla: iframe allow-scripts sandbox bypass

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_5, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0818
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_1, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0815
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_2, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0816
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_4, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0817
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9, thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0824
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 firefox, firefox-x11, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1744352 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.