CVE-2025-2817
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
29/04/2025
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | 115.23.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 138.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | 116.0 (including) | 128.10.0 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 128.10.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 129.0 (including) | 138.0 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1917536
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-28/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-29/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-31/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-32/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00022.html



