CVE-2024-6608

Cursor could be moved out of the viewport using pointerlock.

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS Score

Published: July 9, 2024 at 02:25 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:18 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbird

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Severity

MEDIUM4.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

It was possible to move the cursor using pointerlock from an iframe. This allowed moving the cursor outside of the viewport and the Firefox window. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128 and Thunderbird < 128.

Affected

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

Firefox · Mozilla

95%

v < 128

Affected range stops below 128, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 128.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Thunderbird · Mozilla

95%

v < 128

Affected range stops below 128, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 128.0, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Issue Tracking

Source: [email protected]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1743329

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-29/

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-32/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: LOW

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

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