CVE-2025-11721: Mozjs52 · Memory safety bug present in Firefox 143 and Thunderbird 143
Affects mozjs52Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Oct 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSmozjs102pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs102?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSmozjs115pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs115?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSmozjs102pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs102?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSmozjs78pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs78?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSmozjs91pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs91?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSmozjs68pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs68?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Memory safety bug present in Firefox 143 and Thunderbird 143. 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 144 and Thunderbird 144.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11721 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11721 (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-81/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1986816 (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-81/ (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-84/ (opens in a new tab)