QR code user confirmation bypass with invalid protocol

published 2025-03-04 20 mo ago modified 2026-10-05 34 d ago also EUVD-2025-7773

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

Scanning certain QR codes that included text with a website URL could allow the URL to be opened without presenting the user with a confirmation alert first. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 136.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

mozilla firefox 136

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-03-04)

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox for iOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2025-13/
vendor-advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1941525
issue-tracking

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-27425
NVD CVE-2025-27425

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Summary