CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 15, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 5, 2024, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Oct 15, 2024; federal remediation due Nov 5, 2024; known ransomware useApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 23.18% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- mozilla
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Mozilla Firefox mozilla:firefox (from the name) | from unspecified before 131.0.2 | CNA record |
Mozilla Firefox ESR mozilla:firefox_esr (from the name) | from unspecified before 128.3.1 | CNA record |
Mozilla Thunderbird mozilla:thunderbird (from the name) | from unspecified before 131.0.1 | CNA record |
mozilla firefox mozilla:firefox | before 131.0.2 | CISA ADP |
mozilla firefox_esr mozilla:firefox_esr | before 128.3.1; before 115.16.1 | CISA ADP |
mozilla thunderbird mozilla:thunderbird | before 131.0.1; before 128.3.1; before 115.16.0 | CISA ADP |
mozilla firefox mozilla:firefox | before 115.16.1; before 131.0.2; from 128.1.0 before 128.3.1 | NVD |
mozilla thunderbird mozilla:thunderbird | before 115.16.0; from 128.0.1 before 128.3.1; 131.0 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344issue-tracking, permissions-required
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039not-applicable, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/vendor-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992issue-tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.htmlmailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.htmlmailing-list
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680us-government-resource
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