CVE-2025-5270: Mozilla Firefox · Cleartext Transmission
Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 139 soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 139
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade Mozilla Firefox to 139.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability has been fixed in Mozilla Firefox version 139. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 139 or later to remediate this issue. Since the fix is officially released by Mozilla, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the update.
Description
In certain cases, SNI could have been sent unencrypted even when encrypted DNS was enabled. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 139 and Thunderbird 139.