{"cve":"CVE-2023-29541","nvd":{"published":"2023-06-02T17:15:12.697","modified":"2026-08-19T15:29:21.807","status":"Modified","description":"Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-116"],"references":["https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191","https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/","https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/","https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/","https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1810191"],"products":["mozilla:firefox","mozilla:firefox_esr","mozilla:firefox_mobile","mozilla:focus","mozilla:thunderbird"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:38:24.161619714+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-29541","score":0.00743,"percentile":0.54722,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}