CVE-2025-8042 json
Sandboxed iframe could start downloads
published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-25232
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Firefox for Android allowed a sandboxed iframe without the `allow-downloads` attribute to start downloads. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141.
Patch / fix
- mozilla firefox 141
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 153.0-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 141.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15386-1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2025-56/
vendor-advisory
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1791322
issue-tracking, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8042
- NVD CVE-2025-8042
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