CVE-2024-11697

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 26, 2024 at 01:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:58 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbirdFirefox ESR

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When handling keypress events, an attacker may have been able to trick a user into bypassing the "Open Executable File?" confirmation dialog. This could have led to malicious code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 128.5.0v < 133v < 133.0
Affected range stops below 128.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 133, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 133.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 128.5v < 128.5.0v < 133129.0 ≤ v < 133.0
Affected range stops below 128.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 128.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 133, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 133.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 128.5
Affected range stops below 128.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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