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CVE-2025-6425 (GCVE-0-2025-6425)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-24 12:27 – Updated: 2026-04-13 14:26
VLAI
Title
The WebCompat WebExtension shipped with Firefox exposed a persistent UUID
Summary
An attacker who enumerated resources from the WebCompat extension could have obtained a persistent UUID that identified the browser, and persisted between containers and normal/private browsing mode, but not profiles. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140, Firefox ESR 115.25, Firefox ESR 128.12, Thunderbird 140, and Thunderbird 128.12.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-25 14:21 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 115.25 , ≤ 115.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 128.12 , ≤ 128.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 140 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 128.12 , ≤ 128.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 140 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Rob Wu
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