CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 23.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.2% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 15 Oct 2024
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
- Added
- 15 Oct 2024
- Fix due (US federal)
- 5 Nov 2024
- Used by ransomware
- Known
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 15 Oct 2024.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mozilla
Published
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited, also by ransomware
- 22 months later
· 22 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 23.2% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 131.0.2
- affected unspecified – < 128.3.1
- affected unspecified – < 115.16.1
- affected unspecified – < 131.0.1
- affected unspecified – < 128.3.1
- affected unspecified – < 115.16.0
References
References8
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344 (opens in a new tab)
- Windows sandbox escape detected with the in-the-wild exploit (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992 (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-50087 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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