What is CVE-2016-9072?

CVE-2016-9072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-9072?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2016-9072

When a new Firefox profile is created on 64-bit Windows installations, the sandbox for 64-bit NPAPI plugins is not enabled by default. Note: This issue only affects 64-bit Windows. 32-bit Windows and other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9072?: CVE-2016-9072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-9072?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.