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    "data_format": "MITRE",
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    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2021-38492",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@mozilla.org",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "Mozilla",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Firefox",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "92",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "Thunderbird",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "91.1",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "78.14",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "Firefox ESR",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "78.14",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "91.1",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Navigating to `mk:` URL scheme could load Internet Explorer"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-40/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-41/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1721107"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "GENTOO",
                "name": "GLSA-202208-14",
                "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-14"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1."
            }
        ]
    }
}