What is CVE-2024-6605?

CVE-2024-6605 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-6605?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6605 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2024-6605

Firefox Android allowed immediate interaction with permission prompts. This could be used for tapjacking. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-277 — Insecure Inherited Permissions

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@mozilla.org (Issue Tracking)
security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6605?: CVE-2024-6605 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Insecure Inherited Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-6605?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6605 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.