Origin validation error in Mozilla Firefox
Priority LOW 34CWE-346Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-346.
Summary
Same-origin policy bypass in the Request Handling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 146, Firefox ESR 115.31, Firefox ESR 140.6, Thunderbird 146, and Thunderbird 140.6.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00187 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 115.31, 140.6, 146Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.6, 146Red Hat: 25 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | — | 115.31, 140.6, 146 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.6, 146 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 115.31, 140.6, 146 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 140.6, 146 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 115.31.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 146.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | 116.0 to before 140.6.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | before 140.6.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | before 146.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 115.31.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 146.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions 116.0 to before 140.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions before 140.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 146.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.31, 140.6, 146
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.6, 146
Red Hat 25 advisories
- RHSA-2026:0124 Released 2026-01-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:0127 Released 2026-01-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) firefox-140.6.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:0013 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) firefox-140.6.0-2.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.6.0-2.el9_6
Show 22 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:0016 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-140.6.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.6.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:0022 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:0021 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:0026 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:0003 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:0004 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:0023 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:0017 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.6.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.6.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:0014 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:0019 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:0018 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-140.6.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:0020 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:0007 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.6.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2026:0015 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:0025 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el10_1
- RHSA-2026:0024 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2026:0006 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.6.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:0005 Released 2026-01-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-140.6.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2025:23856 Released 2025-12-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.6.0-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2025:23128 Released 2025-12-11 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.6.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2025:23034 Released 2025-12-10 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.6.0-1.el9_7, firefox-x11-140.6.0-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2025:23035 Released 2025-12-10 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.6.0-1.el10_1
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 AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23035, RHSA-2026:0025 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23128, RHSA-2026:0026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23034, RHSA-2025:23856 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0005, RHSA-2026:0024 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0006, RHSA-2026:0023 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0014, RHSA-2026:0022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0014, RHSA-2026:0022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0015, RHSA-2026:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0018, RHSA-2026:0020 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0017, RHSA-2026:0019 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0124, RHSA-2026:0127 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0004, RHSA-2026:0016 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0003, RHSA-2026:0013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0006, RHSA-2026:0023 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0014, RHSA-2026:0022 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0015, RHSA-2026:0021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:0007 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq76-9m6x-m6mx
References
Advisory 5
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Sources
- CVE-2025-14331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq76-9m6x-m6mx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-14331 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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