CVE-2025-9179Network attack vector

Sandbox escape via invalid GMP process pointer

Published Aug 19, 2025 · Updated Apr 13, 2026

Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 142 allows attackers to escape the content-process sandbox via encrypted media. An invalid pointer in Audio/Video: GMP corrupts memory while the isolated GMP process handles encrypted media with privileges distinct from the content process. Affected ESR ranges end before 115.27, 128.14, or 140.2 for Firefox and before 128.14 or 140.2 for Thunderbird; scripting is disabled while reading mail in Thunderbird, limiting exposure in that context.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird before 142 allows attackers to escape the content-process sandbox via encrypted media. An invalid pointer in Audio/Video: GMP corrupts memory while the isolated GMP process handles encrypted media with privileges distinct from the content process. Affected ESR ranges end before 115.27, 128.14, or 140.2 for Firefox and before 128.14 or 140.2 for Thunderbird; scripting is disabled while reading mail in Thunderbird, limiting exposure in that context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-9179
Published
Aug 19, 2025
Updated
Apr 13, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-119, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 19, 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

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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