Focus incorrectly ignores Content-Disposition headers for some MIME types
Priority LOW 26CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Focus for iOS would not respect a Content-Disposition header of type Attachment and would incorrectly display the content inline, potentially allowing for XSS attacks. This vulnerability was fixed in Focus for iOS 142.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00158 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Focus for iOS (Mozilla): 142
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Focus for iOS (Mozilla) Fixed in 142
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55032
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cqw-2v9h-hfqw
References
More Mozilla Firefox Focus vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-09831 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11015 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Mozilla Firefox CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-34723 Passkey phishing within Bluetooth range CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13902 Different techniques existed to obscure the fullscreen notification in Firefox and Focus… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-09702 Improper authentication in Mozilla Focus for iOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-55032 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55032 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cqw-2v9h-hfqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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