CVE-2025-5269: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Memory safety bug present in Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 128.11 and Thunderbird 128.11.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is a memory safety bug classified under CWE-787, present in Firefox ESR 128.10 and Thunderbird 128.10. It involves memory corruption that, with sufficient effort, could allow arbitrary code execution. Mozilla addressed this issue by releasing Firefox ESR 128.11 and Thunderbird 128.11, which contain the fix. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting a high-severity remote vulnerability requiring high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fix and provides references to the patched versions.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely without requiring user interaction or privileges. The impact includes full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected applications. However, no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available and has been released by Mozilla in Firefox ESR 128.11 and Thunderbird 128.11. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2025-5269: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Memory safety bug present in Firefox ESR 128.10, and Thunderbird 128.10. This bug showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 128.11 and Thunderbird 128.11.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a memory safety bug classified under CWE-787, present in Firefox ESR 128.10 and Thunderbird 128.10. It involves memory corruption that, with sufficient effort, could allow arbitrary code execution. Mozilla addressed this issue by releasing Firefox ESR 128.11 and Thunderbird 128.11, which contain the fix. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting a high-severity remote vulnerability requiring high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fix and provides references to the patched versions.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely without requiring user interaction or privileges. The impact includes full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected applications. However, no known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available and has been released by Mozilla in Firefox ESR 128.11 and Thunderbird 128.11. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2025-05-27T12:29:27.413Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6835b383182aa0cae2110afd
Added to database: 5/27/2025, 12:43:47 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 11:50:14 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 8:46:24 PM
Views: 81
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