CVE-2025-1939 Tapjacking in Android Custom Tabs using transition animations

Low 3.9 Published Updated

Attackers can use transition animations in Android Custom Tabs to trick users into granting sensitive permissions via tapjacking.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-1939?

CVE-2025-1939 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 4 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Android apps can load web pages using the Custom Tabs feature. This feature supports a transition animation that could have been used to trick a user into granting sensitive permissions by hiding what the user was actually clicking. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 136.

Weakness: CWE-359

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1939?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1939?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-1939 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1939 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9h6-qwxm-528g.

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