Description
On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
Published: 2024-06-11
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46864 On Windows 10, when using the 'Save As' functionality, an attacker could have tricked the browser into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as `.url` by including an invalid character in the extension. *Note:* This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.
History

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla thunderbird
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Mozilla thunderbird

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-27T16:40:12.748Z

Reserved: 2024-06-06T15:05:13.422Z

Link: CVE-2024-5692

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:18:06.916Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-11T13:15:50.770

Modified: 2025-03-27T20:07:17.167

Link: CVE-2024-5692

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-06-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-5692 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses