If a user saved a response from the Network tab in Devtools using the Save As context menu option, that file may not have been saved with the `.download` file extension. This could have led to the user inadvertently running a malicious executable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140.
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | |
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Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:30:00 +0000
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Title | firefox: Save as in Devtools could download files without sanitizing the extension | |
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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000
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Weaknesses | CWE-434 | |
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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:45:00 +0000
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Description | If a user saved a response from the Network tab in Devtools using the Save As context menu option, that file may not have been saved with the `.download` file extension. This could have led to the user inadvertently running a malicious executable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2025-06-24T12:28:04.603Z
Updated: 2025-06-24T13:40:15.391Z
Reserved: 2025-06-20T14:51:42.561Z
Link: CVE-2025-6435

Updated: 2025-06-24T13:39:11.564Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-24T13:15:24.560
Modified: 2025-07-03T16:09:39.497
Link: CVE-2025-6435
