CVE-2025-5265
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CVE-2025-5265 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Due to insufficient escaping of the ampersand character in the “Copy as cURL” feature, an attacker could trick a user into using this command, potentially leading to local code execution on the user's system. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Due to insufficient escaping of the ampersand character in the “Copy as cURL” feature, an attacker could trick a user into using this command, potentially leading to local code execution on the user's system. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 139, Firefox ESR 115.24, Firefox ESR 128.11, Thunderbird 139, and Thunderbird 128.11.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 115.24.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 139.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | >= 116.0, < 128.11.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1962301Permissions Required
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-42/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-43/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-44/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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