CVE-2025-1935 Clickjacking the registerProtocolHandler info-bar
Attackers can trick users into setting malicious sites as default protocol handlers via clickjacking in Firefox and Thunderbird.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-1935?
CVE-2025-1935 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 4 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A web page could trick a user into setting that site as the default handler for a custom URL protocol. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 136, Firefox ESR 128.8, Thunderbird 136, and Thunderbird 128.8.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1935?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1935?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-1935 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1935 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1935, GHSA-c22c-4xww-2fqr, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1935.