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CVE-2025-6426

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Description

The executable file warning did not warn users before opening files with the `terminal` extension. *This bug only affects Firefox for macOS. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140, Firefox ESR 128.12, Thunderbird 140, and Thunderbird 128.12.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-06-24 13:15:23.537000
Last modified
2026-10-23 22:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
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