Confirmation bypass via double-colon QR code URL
Published Mar 4, 2025 · Updated Jun 9, 2026
Improper URL validation in Firefox for iOS before 136 allows attackers to open a website by scanning a crafted QR code without confirmation. The QR scanner accepts a double-colon URL scheme and passes its embedded HTTPS destination to the browser without taking the confirmation path. Exploitation requires a user to invoke the scanner and scan the crafted code; the demonstrated consequence is automatic navigation, not code execution.
Summary
What happened
Improper URL validation in Firefox for iOS before 136 allows attackers to open a website by scanning a crafted QR code without confirmation. The QR scanner accepts a double-colon URL scheme and passes its embedded HTTPS destination to the browser without taking the confirmation path. Exploitation requires a user to invoke the scanner and scan the crafted code; the demonstrated consequence is automatic navigation, not code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-27425
- Published
- Mar 4, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1204.001
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- Crafted double-colon QR code proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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