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CVE-2022-34478 json

The <code>ms-msdt</code>, <code>search</code>, and <code>search-ms</code> protocols deliver content to Microsoft applications, bypassing th…

published 2022-12-22 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-37433

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The <code>ms-msdt</code>, <code>search</code>, and <code>search-ms</code> protocols deliver content to Microsoft applications, bypassing the browser, when a user accepts a prompt. These applications have had known vulnerabilities, exploited in the wild (although we know of none exploited through Thunderbird), so in this release Thunderbird has blocked these protocols from prompting the user to open them.<br>*This bug only affects Thunderbird on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102, Firefox ESR < 91.11, Thunderbird < 102, and Thunderbird < 91.11.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 102
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.11
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 91.11, 102
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +10 more 102.3.0-150200.152.61.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +10 more 102-150200.9.10.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 +3 more 102.2.2-150200.8.82.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +6 more 102.2.0-112.130.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP5 +5 more 102-35.9.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 102.2.0-150000.150.56.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 102-150000.4.22.1
  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP4, SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 +3 more 91.11.0-150200.8.76.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:3396-1SUSE-SU-2022:3281-1SUSE-SU-2022:3273-1SUSE-SU-2022:3272-1SUSE-SU-2022:2320-1SUSE-SU-2022:2313-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.11.0-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 102.0.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12161-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12184-1

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +4 more 102.0-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 102.0-r0
  • firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 91.11.0-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.16 91.11.0-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +4 more 102.0-r0
  • thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +4 more 102.1.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-34478

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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-2022-34478 updated cvss 6.1

Mozilla: Microsoft protocols can be attacked if a user accepts a prompt

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 firefox, thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 firefox, firefox-x11, thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site

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.