CVE-2024-5688

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 11, 2024 at 12:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:16 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbirdFirefox ESR

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

If a garbage collection was triggered at the right time, a use-after-free could have occurred during object transplant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 127, Firefox ESR < 115.12, and Thunderbird < 115.12.

Affected

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

v < 115.12v < 127v < 127.0
Affected range stops below 115.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 127, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 127.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 115.12
Affected range stops below 115.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 115.12
Affected range stops below 115.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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