CVE-2025-0242Network attack vector

Arbitrary code execution via memory corruption

Published Jan 7, 2025 · Updated Apr 13, 2026

Memory safety flaws in Mozilla Firefox 133 and Thunderbird 133 allow remote attackers to execute code through malicious network content. The grouped defects corrupt memory while processing attacker-controlled content, but Mozilla has not disclosed the affected routines or faulty operations. Firefox ESR 115.18 and 128.5 and Thunderbird ESR 115.18 and 128.5 are also affected; no authentication or user action is required.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability13.07%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory safety flaws in Mozilla Firefox 133 and Thunderbird 133 allow remote attackers to execute code through malicious network content. The grouped defects corrupt memory while processing attacker-controlled content, but Mozilla has not disclosed the affected routines or faulty operations. Firefox ESR 115.18 and 128.5 and Thunderbird ESR 115.18 and 128.5 are also affected; no authentication or user action is required.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0242
Published
Jan 7, 2025
Updated
Apr 13, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-787, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA ADP VulnrichmentCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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