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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-8029High confidence

javascript: URLs executed on object and embed tags

Mozilla · Firefox

8.1HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

2 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivemozjs102Under evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivemozjs115Under evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-22370

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Thunderbird executed `javascript:` URLs when used in `object` and `embed` tags. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141, Firefox ESR 128.13, Firefox ESR 140.1, Thunderbird 141, Thunderbird 128.13, and Thunderbird 140.1.

What

Thunderbird executed `javascript:` URLs when used in `object` and `embed` tags. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141, Firefox ESR 128.13, Firefox ESR 140.1, Thunderbird 141, Thunderbird 128.13, and Thunderbird 140.1.

Why

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as <, >, and & that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Thunderbird executed `javascript:` URLs when used in `object` and `embed` tags. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141, Firefox ESR 128.13, Firefox ESR 140.1, Thunderbird 141, Thunderbird 128.13, and Thunderbird 140.1.

Why

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as <, >, and & that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-80

CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as <, >, and & that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-80
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1623Mozilla Firefox , Firefox ESR und Thunderbird: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR und Mozilla Thunderbird ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und andere, nicht näher definierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7425 Référence CVE CVE-2025-7656 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7656 Référence CVE CVE-2025-7657 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7657 Référence CVE CVE-2025-7783 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7783 Référence CVE CVE-2025-7962 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7962 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8010 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8010 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8011 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8011 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8027 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8027 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8028 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8028 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8029 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8029 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8030 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8030 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8031 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8031 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8032 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8032 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8033 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8033 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8034 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8034 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8035 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8035 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8036 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8036 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8037 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8037 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0615Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Mozilla

2025-61/ Bulletin de sécurité Mozilla mfsa2025-62 du 22 juillet 2025 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-62/ Bulletin de sécurité Mozilla mfsa2025-63 du 22 juillet 2025 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2025-63/ Référence CVE CVE-2025-54143 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54143 Référence CVE CVE-2025-54144 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54144 Référence CVE CVE-2025-54145 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54145 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8027 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8027 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8028 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8028 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8029 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8029 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8030 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8030 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8031 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8031 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8032 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8032 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8033 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8033 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8034 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8034 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8035 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8035 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8036 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8036 Référence CVE CVE-2025-8037 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8037 Ré

Official advisory
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2025-0235Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Firefox en Thunderbird

De kwetsbaarheden omvatten een breed scala aan problemen waaronder het uitvoeren van ongeautoriseerde code. Deze kwetsbaarheden kunnen worden misbruikt door kwaadwillenden om toegang te krijgen tot gevoelige informatie of om de integriteit van systemen in gevaar te brengen.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
See the vendor and CVE records for the affected range.
Fixed
128.13 ≤ 128.*; 140.1 ≤ 140.*; 141 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 22 Jul 2025 · Last source change 29 Jul 2026, 14:53 UTC · CWE-80 · Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCISA ADP
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-22370
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected versions. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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