CVE-2025-11719
Use-after-free caused by the native messaging web extension API on Windows
9.8 Critical
Starting in Thunderbird 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
0.36%Up 0.3 points since Oct 15, 2025
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Starting in Thunderbird 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.
- Record
CVE-2025-11719- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Use-after-free caused by the native messaging web extension API on Windows
Starting in Thunderbird 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.
- Record
CVE-2025-11719- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-34198
Starting in Thunderbird 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.
- Record
EUVD-2025-34198- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvmm-cxmc-39xj
Starting in Firefox 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could...
Starting in Firefox 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 144 and Thunderbird < 144.
- Record
GHSA-wvmm-cxmc-39xj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719
Starting in Thunderbird 143, the use of the native messaging API by web extensions on Windows could lead to crashes caused by use-after-free memory corruption. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11719- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15645-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-144.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-144.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15645-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1 No score
firefox-esr-153.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-153.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mozjs52Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.3.1-0ubuntu352.3.1-7fakesync152.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.152.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs38Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu138.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu338.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4 |
None known |
mozjs68Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 68.5.0-1~fakesync68.5.0-2~fakesync68.6.0-168.6.0-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
mozjs52Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.9.1-1build152.9.1-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
mozjs102Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 102.11.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1102.13.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs78Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 78.13.0-178.15.0-278.15.0-4ubuntu1 |
None known |
mozjs91Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 91.5.1-0ubuntu191.6.0-191.6.0-291.7.0-291.10.0-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
mozjs102Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 102.15.1-1102.15.1-3ubuntu2 |
None known |
mozjs115Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 115.3.0-0ubuntu1115.4.0-2115.5.0-1115.6.0-1115.7.0-4 Show 4 moreShow less115.8.0-1115.9.0-1115.9.0-1build1115.10.0-1 |
None known |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 144.0-1.1 | 144.0-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 228 CVEs |
before 153.0-1.1 | 153.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-11719 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published October 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1991950
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-81
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11719
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvmm-cxmc-39xj
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11719
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11719
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11708
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