Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2025 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2025-11719Use-after-free caused by the native messaging web extension API on Windows

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity use-after-free in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Starting in Thunderbird 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs115no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox see references
Mozilla Thunderbird see references

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References