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CVE-2024-10466: By sending a specially crafted push message, a remote server could have hung the parent process

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-10466· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 132 : patch affected systems soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 132, 128.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed by Mozilla in Firefox 132, Firefox ESR 128.4, Thunderbird 132, and Thunderbird 128.4. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required once updated.

Description

CVE-2024-10466 is a vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird where a specially crafted push message sent by a remote server could hang the parent process, causing the browser to become unresponsive. This issue affects Firefox versions prior to 132, Firefox ESR prior to 128.4, Thunderbird prior to 128.4, and Thunderbird prior to 132. The vulnerability has been assigned a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5. Mozilla has fixed this issue in Firefox 132, Firefox ESR 128.4, Thunderbird 132, and Thunderbird 128.4.

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