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CVE-2025-11716

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Description

Links in a sandboxed iframe could open an external app on Android without the required "allow-" permission. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144 and Thunderbird 144.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-14 13:15:37.910000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
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