Unsafe attribute access during XPath parsing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in Thunderbird where XPath parsing could trigger undefined behavior due to missing null checks during attribute access. This could lead to out-of-bounds read access and potentially, memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, Thunderbird 138, and Thunderbird 128.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | — | 128.10, 138 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 128.10, 138 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 128.10, 138 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 128.10, 138 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 128.10 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 138.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 128.10.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 138.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 128.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 138.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 128.10.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 138.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.10, 138
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 128.10, 138
Red Hat 22 advisories
- RHSA-2025:7695 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:7694 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:7689 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_8
Show 19 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:7690 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:7692 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:7691 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:7693 Released 2025-05-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:7543 Released 2025-05-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:7544 Released 2025-05-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:7547 Released 2025-05-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:7545 Released 2025-05-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:7507 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2025:7506 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-128.10.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2025:7428 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-128.10.0-1.el9_6, firefox-x11-128.10.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:4797 Released 2025-05-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:4752 Released 2025-05-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox-128.10.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-128.10.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:4751 Released 2025-05-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-128.10.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2025:4756 Released 2025-05-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-128.10.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-128.10.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:4753 Released 2025-05-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-128.10.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:4460 Released 2025-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-128.10.0-1.el9_5
- RHSA-2025:4458 Released 2025-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-128.10.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:4443 Released 2025-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-128.10.0-1.el9_5, firefox-x11-128.10.0-1.el9_5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7506, RHSA-2025:7507 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4458, RHSA-2025:4797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4443, RHSA-2025:4460, RHSA-2025:7428 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7547, RHSA-2025:7693 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7545, RHSA-2025:7691 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7544, RHSA-2025:7690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7545, RHSA-2025:7691 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7544, RHSA-2025:7690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4753, RHSA-2025:7692 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7543, RHSA-2025:7689 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4752, RHSA-2025:7694 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4756, RHSA-2025:7695 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7545, RHSA-2025:7691 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:7544, RHSA-2025:7690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:4751 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4087
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mvr-vp9h-cr29
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-4087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mvr-vp9h-cr29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-4087 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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