CVE-2025-2817 | BDVDB-2026-276513 Detail
MozillaFirefox
Description#
Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, Firefox ESR 115.23, Thunderbird 138, and Thunderbird 128.10.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References#
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1917536
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-28/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-29/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-31/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-32/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00022.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.