Use after free in Mozilla Firefox
Priority LOW 31CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 143, Firefox ESR 140.3, Thunderbird 143, and Thunderbird 140.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 140.3, 143Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.3, 143Red Hat: 21 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
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 | — | 140.3, 143 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.3, 143 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.3, 143
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.3, 143
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2025:17453 Released 2025-10-07 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.3.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2025:17378 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-140.3.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.3.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:17374 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.3.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.3.0-1.el9_2
Show 18 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:17373 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-140.3.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:17371 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:17372 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:17367 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:17368 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:17346 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2025:17345 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2025:17343 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2025:17344 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2025:17342 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2025:17340 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:17341 Released 2025-10-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2025:16589 Released 2025-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:16260 Released 2025-09-22 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.3.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:16157 Released 2025-09-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2025:16156 Released 2025-09-18 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.3.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:16108 Released 2025-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.3.0-1.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.3.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:16109 Released 2025-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.3.0-1.el10_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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 AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16109, RHSA-2025:16157 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16260, RHSA-2025:16589 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:16108, RHSA-2025:16156 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17340, RHSA-2025:17372 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17341, RHSA-2025:17371 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17342, RHSA-2025:17367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17342, RHSA-2025:17367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17343, RHSA-2025:17368 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17344, RHSA-2025:17373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17345, RHSA-2025:17374 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17346, RHSA-2025:17378 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17341, RHSA-2025:17371 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17342, RHSA-2025:17367 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17343, RHSA-2025:17368 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:17453 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10527
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vxr-wr7m-x3p3
References
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- 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-2025-10527 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10527 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vxr-wr7m-x3p3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-10527 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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