CVE-2007-4841

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allows...

9.3 High

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a (1) mailto, (2) nntp, (3) news, or (4) snews URI with invalid "%" encoding, related to improper file type handling on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 7 installed, a variant of CVE-2007-3845.

Exploit likelihood

2.65%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2007-4841
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-4841
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-4822 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-4822
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h749-rwwx-gp8x No score

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.8, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.5 allows...

Record: GHSA-h749-rwwx-gp8x
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, references, title	GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-4841 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published September 12, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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