CVE-2025-3523Network attack vector

Untrusted content download via misleading attachment hover URL

Published Apr 15, 2025 · Updated Apr 13, 2026

UI misrepresentation in Mozilla Thunderbird before 137.0.2 and Thunderbird ESR before 128.9.2 allows remote attackers to induce untrusted downloads. The attachment hover UI reuses only the last X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL value for every externally linked attachment instead of displaying each attachment's own URL. Opening an attacker-crafted email containing multiple external attachments and relying on the hover text can lead a user to download content from a destination other than the one displayed.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

UI misrepresentation in Mozilla Thunderbird before 137.0.2 and Thunderbird ESR before 128.9.2 allows remote attackers to induce untrusted downloads. The attachment hover UI reuses only the last X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL value for every externally linked attachment instead of displaying each attachment's own URL. Opening an attacker-crafted email containing multiple external attachments and relying on the hover text can lead a user to download content from a destination other than the one displayed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-3523
Published
Apr 15, 2025
Updated
Apr 13, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-451, T1566.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 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?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

6.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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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-451User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
T1566.001Spearphishing Attachment

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