CVE-2025-3522
MEDIUMDescription
Thunderbird processes the X-Mozilla-External-Attachment-URL header to handle attachments which can be hosted externally. When an email is opened, Thunderbird accesses the specified URL to determine file size, and navigates to it when the user clicks the attachment. Because the URL is not validated or sanitized, it can reference internal resources like chrome:// or SMB share file:// links, potentially leading to hashed Windows credential leakage and opening the door to more serious security issues. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 137.0.2 and Thunderbird 128.9.2.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-601 (Open Redirect) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-4123 | High | 7.6 | 98% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-11784 | Medium | 4.3 | 94% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-22881 | Medium | 6.1 | 87% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-45402 | Medium | 6.1 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-1000117 | High | 8.8 | 78% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-10098 | Medium | 6.1 | 74% | - | Fix |
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