{"id":"CVE-2024-9680","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-9680","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:48:08.823Z","title":"Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability","description":"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.","published":"2024-10-09T13:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-04T05:16:33.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@mozilla.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["mozilla/firefox","mozilla/thunderbird","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.23184,"percentile":0.97753,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-10-15","dueDate":"2024-11-05","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 November 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039","tags":["Not Applicable","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html","tags":["Mailing List"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}