Navigation Security Flaw in Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox
CVE-2025-8038

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Mozilla

Vendor
CVE Published:
22 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-8038?

A navigation security vulnerability affects both Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox, allowing for improper validation of navigation paths in some situations. This flaw can lead to the potential exploitation of sensitive information or unintended access to restricted content by ignoring accounting for the correct paths when rendering in frames. Users are encouraged to update their software to the latest versions listed in the affected products to mitigate this security risk.

Affected Version(s)

Firefox < 141

Firefox ESR < 140.1

Thunderbird < 141

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Laurin Weger
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CVE-2025-8038 : Navigation Security Flaw in Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox