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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2023-32214Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: mozilla · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2023-32214Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.5NVD-CWE-noinfo

Protocol handlers `ms-cxh` and `ms-cxh-full` could have been leveraged to trigger a denial of service

Published: 19 Jun 2023•Last updated: 24 Oct 2026, 04:40 AM IST•Source identifier: security@mozilla.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.5HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
0.9%0.009
Percentile60th
Weakness type
NVD-CWE-noinfo
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Protocol handlers `ms-cxh` and `ms-cxh-full` could have been leveraged to trigger a denial of service. *Note: This attack only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 113, Firefox ESR < 102.11, and Thunderbird < 102.11.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

3 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • mozilla firefox · < 113.0; esr < 102.11 · NVD CPE · Source
  • mozilla firefox esr · < 102.11 · NVD CPE · Source
  • mozilla thunderbird · < 102.11 · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update is installed and the CVE is no longer reported.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule network-unauthenticated

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
security@mozilla.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
mozilla.orgSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordbugzilla.mozilla.orgSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2023-32214
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2023-32214
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2023-32214"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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Correlated briefings

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.