CVE-2025-10290: Vulnerability in Mozilla Focus for iOS
Opening links via the contextual menu in Focus iOS for certain URL schemes would fail to load but would not refresh the toolbar correctly, allowing attackers to spoof websites if users were coerced into opening a link explicitly through a long-press. This vulnerability was fixed in Focus for iOS 143.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Mozilla Focus for iOS involves improper UI refresh when opening links through the contextual menu for specific URL schemes. The toolbar does not update correctly, which can be exploited by attackers to spoof websites by coercing users to open links via long-press. The issue is tracked as CVE-2025-10290 and was resolved in version 143.0 of Focus for iOS. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to spoof websites by exploiting the UI refresh failure when users open links via the contextual menu. This can lead to users being deceived about the authenticity of a website, potentially resulting in phishing or other integrity-related attacks. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The impact is rated moderate by Mozilla.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Mozilla Focus for iOS version 143.0. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2025-10290: Vulnerability in Mozilla Focus for iOS
Description
Opening links via the contextual menu in Focus iOS for certain URL schemes would fail to load but would not refresh the toolbar correctly, allowing attackers to spoof websites if users were coerced into opening a link explicitly through a long-press. This vulnerability was fixed in Focus for iOS 143.0.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Mozilla Focus for iOS involves improper UI refresh when opening links through the contextual menu for specific URL schemes. The toolbar does not update correctly, which can be exploited by attackers to spoof websites by coercing users to open links via long-press. The issue is tracked as CVE-2025-10290 and was resolved in version 143.0 of Focus for iOS. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to spoof websites by exploiting the UI refresh failure when users open links via the contextual menu. This can lead to users being deceived about the authenticity of a website, potentially resulting in phishing or other integrity-related attacks. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The impact is rated moderate by Mozilla.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Mozilla Focus for iOS version 143.0. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-11T17:59:15.574Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68c958bfff7c553b3ddd1ecd
Added to database: 9/16/2025, 12:31:59 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 11:33:20 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 11:37:30 PM
Views: 72
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