CVE-2025-1018 Fullscreen notification is not displayed when fullscreen is re-requested

High 7.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass fullscreen notifications by rapidly re-requesting fullscreen, enabling potential spoofing attacks in Firefox and Thunderbird.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-1018?

CVE-2025-1018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 4 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The fullscreen notification is prematurely hidden when fullscreen is re-requested quickly by the user. This could have been leveraged to perform a potential spoofing attack. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 135 and Thunderbird 135.

Weakness: CWE-1021

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1018?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1018?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-1018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cj2j-jvqc-2vrv, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1018.

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