---
id: CVE-2025-14331
title: Same-origin policy bypass in the Request Handling component
summary: >-
  Same-origin policy bypass in the Request Handling component. This
  vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 146, Firefox ESR 115.31, Firefox ESR 140.6,
  Thunderbird 146, and Thunderbird 140.6.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-346
vendor: mozilla
product: firefox
affected:
  - firefox < 115.31.0
  - firefox < 146.0
  - 'firefox >= 116.0, < 140.6.0'
  - thunderbird < 140.6.0
  - thunderbird < 146.0
patched:
  - firefox 140.6.0
  - thunderbird 146.0
published: '2025-12-09'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14331'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2000218'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-92/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-93/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-94/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-95/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-96/'
    label: security@mozilla.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-14331.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-14331'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2420512'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14331'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14331'
  - url: 'https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2025-94/#CVE-2025-14331'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0007'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0127'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0124'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23035'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0025'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23128'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0026'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0005'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0024'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0006'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0023'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0014'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0022'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0015'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0021'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0018'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0020'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0017'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0019'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0016'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0004'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0013'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0003'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23034'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00187
epssPercentile: 0.08192
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T17:13:20.757Z'
scores:
  nvd: 6.5
  vendor: 6.1
---

## Overview

Same-origin policy bypass in the Request Handling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 146, Firefox ESR 115.31, Firefox ESR 140.6, Thunderbird 146, and Thunderbird 140.6.

## Affected

- `firefox < 115.31.0`
- `firefox < 146.0`
- `firefox >= 116.0, < 140.6.0`
- `thunderbird < 140.6.0`
- `thunderbird < 146.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `firefox 140.6.0`
- `thunderbird 146.0`

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:0007** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0007)
- **RHSA-2026:0127** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · released 2026-01-06 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0127)
- **RHSA-2026:0124** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · released 2026-01-06 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0124)
- **RHSA-2025:23035** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2025-12-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23035)
- **RHSA-2026:0025** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0025)
- **RHSA-2025:23128** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2025-12-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23128)
- **RHSA-2026:0026** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0026)
- **RHSA-2026:0005** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0005)
- **RHSA-2026:0024** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0024)
- **RHSA-2026:0006** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0006)
- **RHSA-2026:0023** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) · released 2026-01-05 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0023)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · updated 2026-10-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-14331.json)
