Description
Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 7.2% Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2933-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2939-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5090-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5094-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-31043 Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5314-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-03-07'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:00:00 +0000

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References

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Mozilla Firefox Firefox Focus Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel E4s Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:29.432Z

Reserved: 2022-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-26485

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Updated: 2024-08-03T05:03:32.985Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:22.563

Modified: 2025-11-04T14:35:17.667

Link: CVE-2022-26485

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2022-03-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-26485 - Bugzilla

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