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CVE-2023-37208 — When opening Diagcab files, Firefox did not warn the user that these files may contain malicious...

When opening Diagcab files, Firefox did not warn the user that these files may contain malicious code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 115, Firefox ESR < 102.13, and Thunderbird < 102.13.

Published Jul 5, 2023 · Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: mozilla

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
  • Technical severity (high)+6
  • CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.23%
ahead of 14% of scored CVEs · Oct 25, 2026
Affects
Debian
Debian Linux and 3 more
CVSS base
7.8
High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
Proof of concept
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR…).
  2. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  3. Exploitation requires user interaction: tighten email/web filtering and warn affected users.
  4. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (file handling), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Debian Debian Linux version 10.0version 11.0version 12.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Mozilla Firefox < 115.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Mozilla Firefox < 115 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Mozilla Firefox ESR < 102.13 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Mozilla Firefox ESR < 102.13 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Mozilla Thunderbird < 102.13 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Mozilla Thunderbird < 102.13 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High 1.8 5.9 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 23, 2026 → Oct 25, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 0.23%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Monitor file creation in web directories and paths with traversal sequences (../).
endpoint telemetry (EDR)file integrity (FIM)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · mozilla/firefox, mozilla/firefox esr, mozilla/thunderbird
    Oct 24, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 24, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 24, 2026
  • Affected products added · mozilla/firefox, mozilla/firefox esr, mozilla/thunderbird, debian/debian linux
    Oct 24, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 7.8
    Oct 24, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 24, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 24, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
  • 2023
  • CVE published
    Jul 5, 2023 · mozilla

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026

References

13 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Debian
every CVE for this vendor
File handling
same class
CWE-434
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-106016 Mitigation bypass in the File Handling component 19d
  • CVE-2026-103500 Heap buffer overflow opening large email 25d
  • CVE-2026-96869 Information disclosure in the Networking component 26d
  • CVE-2026-100832 Use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component 26d
  • CVE-2026-100831 Use-after-free in the DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling component 26d
  • CVE-2026-100830 Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Navigation component 26d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2023-37208 is "When opening Diagcab files, Firefox did not warn the user that these files may contain malicious...", rated High. It affects Debian Linux (Debian); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.23% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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