Mozilla Firefox < 144.0.2

critical Nessus Plugin ID 271841

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 144.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2025-86 advisory.

- Starting with Firefox 142, it was possible for a compromised child process to trigger a use-after-free in the GPU or browser process using WebGPU-related IPC calls. This may have been usable to escape the child process sandbox. (CVE-2025-12380)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 144.0.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 271841

File Name: mozilla_firefox_144_0_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/28/2025

Updated: 10/28/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12380

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-12380

Detections

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