CVE-2012-4206
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-4206- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.
- Record
CVE-2012-4206- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4150 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8jhp-825c-3qwx No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the default downloads directory.
- Record
GHSA-8jhp-825c-3qwx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4206 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Mozilla Firefox, published November 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-98.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16991
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=792106
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80176
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4206
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8jhp-825c-3qwx