CVE-2024-9680
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Use-after-free · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL exploited ransomware
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2024-10-15. US federal agencies must patch by 2024-11-05.
Summary
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)33%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039Patch
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680