CVE-2025-3033 json
Opening local .url files could lead to another file being opened
published 2025-04-01 19 mo ago modified 2026-09-30 39 d ago also EUVD-2025-9302
- cvss
- 7.7
- 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 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
After selecting a malicious Windows `.url` shortcut from the local filesystem, an unexpected file could be uploaded. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137.
Patch / fix
- mozilla firefox 137
- mozilla firefox_esr 137
- mozilla thunderbird 137
- mozilla thunderbird_esr 137
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 153.0-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 137.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1openSUSE-SU-2025:14971-1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
References
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2025-20/
vendor-advisory
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2025-23/
vendor-advisory
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1950056
issue-tracking, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-3033
- NVD CVE-2025-3033
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