CVE-2025-9179

Name: CVE-2025-9179
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-08-19T21:15:30.247+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.53%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-9179 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An attacker was able to perform memory corruption in the GMP process which processes encrypted media. This process is also heavily sandboxed, but represents slightly different privileges from the content process. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An attacker was able to perform memory corruption in the GMP process which processes encrypted media. This process is also heavily sandboxed, but represents slightly different privileges from the content process. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 142, Firefox ESR 115.27, Firefox ESR 128.14, Firefox ESR 140.2, Thunderbird 142, Thunderbird 128.14, and Thunderbird 140.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.53%

40.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	< 115.27.0
Mozilla	Firefox	< 142.0
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 128.0, < 128.14.0
Mozilla	Firefox	>= 140.0, < 140.2.0
Mozilla	Thunderbird	< 128.14.0
Mozilla	Thunderbird	< 142.0
Mozilla	Thunderbird	>= 140.0, < 140.2.0

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1979527Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-64/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-65/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-66/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-67/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-70/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-71/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-72/Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00016.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00018.html

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-9179?

How severe is CVE-2025-9179?

CVE-2025-9179 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-9179?

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Source: NVD / NIST