Mozilla Firefox Security Updates – 21 August 2025

Mozilla has released an updated Firefox version 142, Firefox ESR versions 140.2, 128.14, and 115.27 to fix multiple vulnerabilities.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the attacker to perform a denial of service attack, spoofing attacks, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, and gain access to the affected system.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Mozilla Firefox Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-9184):

  • CVSS: 8.8
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Gain Access

2. Mozilla Firefox Policy Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2025-9180):

  • CVSS: 8.1
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Obtain Information
Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2025-9179
  • CVE-2025-9180
  • CVE-2025-9181
  • CVE-2025-9182
  • CVE-2025-9183
  • CVE-2025-9184
  • CVE-2025-9185
  • CVE-2025-9186
  • CVE-2025-9187
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory

References