CVE-2025-54145 Scanning a malicious URL utilizing Firefox's open-text scheme with the QR code scanner could load arbitrary websites

What is CVE-2025-54145?

CVE-2025-54145 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 19 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The QR scanner could allow arbitrary websites to be opened if a user was tricked into scanning a malicious link that leveraged Firefox's open-text URL scheme. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 141.

Weakness: CWE-601

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54145?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-54145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54145 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-3879-gmgh-p53r.