Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 141 and Thunderbird 141
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-8044 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mozilla |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-07-22 21:15:51 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-13 15:17:12 UTC |
| Description | Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 141 and Thunderbird 141. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000970000 probability, percentile 0.268610000 (date 2026-04-15)
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-119 CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Mozilla | Firefox | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Mozilla | Thunderbird | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Mozilla | Firefox | unaffected 141 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Mozilla | Thunderbird | unaffected 141 * rpm | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-56 | [email protected] | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi | [email protected] | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Broken Link |
| www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-61 | [email protected] | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Akmat Suleimanov, Andrew McCreight (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.