{
  "id": "CVE-2024-9680",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2024-9680",
  "published": "2024-10-09T13:15:12.090Z",
  "modified": "2026-08-04T05:16:32.530Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.23184,
  "epss_percentile": 0.97711,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2024-10-15",
    "due": "2024-11-05",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Mozilla"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Mozilla Firefox",
    "Mozilla Firefox ESR",
    "Mozilla Thunderbird"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-416"
  ],
  "description": "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1923344",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Permissions Required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039",
      "tags": [
        "Not Applicable",
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-51/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-52/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=281992",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00005.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00006.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9680",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9680",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}