Security Vulnerability fixed in Firefox 136.0.4
Version 136.0.4, first offered to Release channel users on March 27, 2025
Fixed
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2025-19
Security Vulnerability fixed in Firefox 136.0.4, Firefox ESR 128.8.1, Firefox ESR 115.21.1
Announced : March 27, 2025
Impact : Critical
Products : Firefox, Firefox ESR
Fixed in : Firefox 136.0.4
Firefox ESR 115.21.1
Firefox ESR 128.8.1
CVE-2025-2857: Incorrect handle could lead to sandbox escapes
Reporter : Andrew McCreight
Impact : critical
Description
Following the recent Chrome sandbox escape (CVE-2025-2783), various Firefox developers identified a similar pattern in our IPC code. A compromised child process could cause the parent process to return an unintentionally powerful handle, leading to a sandbox escape.
The original vulnerability was being exploited in the wild.
This only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.