RCE in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2024-11697
When handling keypress events, an attacker may have been able to trick a user into bypassing the "Open Executable File?" confirmation dialog. This could have led to malicious code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-68/ (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11697?
- CVE-2024-11697 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11697?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.