Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2024-11698
A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted. *This bug only affects the application when running on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11698?
- CVE-2024-11698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11698?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-11698 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.