CVE-2025-1940 Android Intent confirmation prompt tapjacking using Select options

What is CVE-2025-1940?

CVE-2025-1940 is a high-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 select option could partially obscure the confirmation prompt shown before launching external apps. This could be used to trick a user in to launching an external app unexpectedly. *This issue only affects Android versions of Firefox.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 136.

Weakness: CWE-1021

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1940?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1940?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-1940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gqx4-7r84-32m6.