Live › vulnerability › CVE-2024-9680
Go to dashboardFirefox and Firefox ESR have a use-after-free bug in animation timelines that lets a crafted web page run code inside the content process. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild, and the KEV entry notes ransomware use.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | vendor | < 115.16.1 | 115.16.1 |
| mozilla firefox | vendor | < 131.0.2 | 131.0.2 |
| mozilla firefox | vendor | >= 128.1.0, < 128.3.1 | 128.3.1 |
| mozilla thunderbird | vendor | < 115.16.0 | 115.16.0 |
| mozilla thunderbird | vendor | >= 128.0.1, < 128.3.1 | 128.3.1 |
| mozilla thunderbird | vendor | = 131.0 | – |
| debian linux | vendor | = 11.0 | – |
| Mozilla Firefox | vendor | – | – |
Check the Firefox version under Help > About Firefox and compare it with the fixed release in the Mozilla advisory; the sources do not name a fixed version.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
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