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CVE-2025-3032: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-3032cvecve-2025-3032
Published: Tue Apr 01 2025 (04/01/2025, 12:29:03 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Leaking of file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes could allow for privilege escalation attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.4high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 11:44:58 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-3032 involves leaking file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. This leakage could enable privilege escalation attacks by exposing file descriptors that should not be accessible to web content. The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137 as part of a security update addressing multiple issues. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.4 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges by leveraging leaked file descriptors from the fork server to web content processes. This could compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. However, there are no reports of known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

This vulnerability has been fixed in Mozilla Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2025-03-31T09:35:27.921Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 69a0a1c885912abc71d0ba8b

Added to database: 2/26/2026, 7:40:56 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 11:44:58 AM

Last updated: 5/28/2026, 11:50:53 AM

Views: 66

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