connect-src Content Security Policy restriction could be bypassed
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-693Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
An attacker was able to bypass the `connect-src` directive of a Content Security Policy by manipulating subdocuments. This would have also hidden the connections from the Network tab in Devtools. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00368 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 140Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6427
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-823q-pcrj-c4xv
References
More Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities
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- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-6427 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6427 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-823q-pcrj-c4xv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-6427 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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