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medium 4.3

CVE-2025-5020 json

Links using non-HTTP schemes opened from other apps such as Safari could have allowed spoofing of website addresses

published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-16036

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Opening maliciously-crafted URLs in Firefox from other apps such as Safari could have allowed attackers to spoof website addresses if the URLs utilized non-HTTP schemes used internally by the Firefox iOS client. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 139.

Patch / fix

  • mozilla firefox 139

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox for iOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-939 Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme

References

Sources

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