CVE-2025-4082 WebGL shader attribute memory corruption in Thunderbird for macOS
Out-of-bounds read in WebGL shader attributes on macOS Thunderbird allows privilege escalation when chained with other vulnerabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-4082?
CVE-2025-4082 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Modification of specific WebGL shader attributes could trigger an out-of-bounds read, which, when chained with other vulnerabilities, could be used to escalate privileges. *This bug only affects Thunderbird for macOS. Other versions of Thunderbird are unaffected.*. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138, Firefox ESR 128.10, Firefox ESR 115.23, Thunderbird 138, and Thunderbird 128.10.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4082?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4082?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-4082 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4082 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhhw-j3h4-3x9r.