What is CVE-2025-11716?

CVE-2025-11716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-11716?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2025-11716

Links in a sandboxed iframe could open an external app on Android without the required "allow-" permission. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.

Published 2025-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox — versions 144
Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 144

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-81/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-84/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-11716?: CVE-2025-11716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-11716?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.