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CVE-2018-12368

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12368 describes a vulnerability in Windows 10 where executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension, even if downloaded from the internet and bearing the "Mark of the Web," are opened without user warning, potentially leading to the execution of unwanted code. This impacts Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird versions prior to 61, 60.1, and 60 respectively, on Windows 10 systems. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 61.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 53.0, < 60.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 52.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 52.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0483 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-12368Moderate

Mozilla: No warning when opening executable SettingContent-ms files

Jun 26, 2018

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
posts.specterops.io / the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201810-01
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2018-15
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2018-16
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2018-17
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2018-18
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2018-19
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104560
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041193
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry