CVE-2025-4086
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CVE-2025-4086 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A specially crafted filename containing a large number of encoded newline characters could obscure the file's extension when displayed in the download dialog. *This bug only affects Thunderbird for Android. Other versions of Thunderbird are unaffected.*. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A specially crafted filename containing a large number of encoded newline characters could obscure the file's extension when displayed in the download dialog. *This bug only affects Thunderbird for Android. Other versions of Thunderbird are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138 and Thunderbird 138.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 138.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 138.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1945705Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-28/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-31/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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