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CVE-2024-9680VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Updated rhel9/firefox-flatpak container image

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Authoritative record:CVE-2024-9680· Critical 9.8

Exploited in the wild · used in ransomware campaigns · KEV due 5 Nov 2024 : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Red Hat now.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
Ransomware
Used in ransomware campaigns
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 6 days after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Mozilla Corporation

    , 7 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)

    exploitation confirmed · ransomware use known

    , 6 days after disclosure

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 27 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. Flatpak is a system for running graphical applications as containers. Installing an application as a Flatpak rather than as an individual package allows it to be installed and updated independently of the host operating system.

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