CVE-2025-4084: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Due to insufficient escaping of the special characters in the "copy as cURL" feature, an attacker could trick a user into using this command, potentially leading to local code execution on the user's system. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 128.10, Firefox ESR 115.23, and Thunderbird 128.10.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-4084 arises from improper escaping of special characters in Firefox's "copy as cURL" command on Windows. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to run a maliciously crafted cURL command copied from the browser, resulting in local code execution. The flaw is limited to Firefox on Windows and has been addressed in Firefox ESR 128.10 and 115.23. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.7 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to local code execution on the affected Windows system, potentially allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user executing the command. The confidentiality of the system could be compromised, but there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is limited to Firefox on Windows and does not affect other platforms.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox ESR 128.10 and Firefox ESR 115.23. Users and administrators should update to these or later versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required as the fix is officially provided by Mozilla.
CVE-2025-4084: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Due to insufficient escaping of the special characters in the "copy as cURL" feature, an attacker could trick a user into using this command, potentially leading to local code execution on the user's system. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 128.10, Firefox ESR 115.23, and Thunderbird 128.10.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-4084 arises from improper escaping of special characters in Firefox's "copy as cURL" command on Windows. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to run a maliciously crafted cURL command copied from the browser, resulting in local code execution. The flaw is limited to Firefox on Windows and has been addressed in Firefox ESR 128.10 and 115.23. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.7 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to local code execution on the affected Windows system, potentially allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user executing the command. The confidentiality of the system could be compromised, but there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is limited to Firefox on Windows and does not affect other platforms.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox ESR 128.10 and Firefox ESR 115.23. Users and administrators should update to these or later versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required as the fix is officially provided by Mozilla.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-29T13:13:37.330Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 682d9838c4522896dcbebfe8
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:12 AM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 11:46:24 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 9:26:08 AM
Views: 115
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