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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.1 High

CVE-2025-6435

Save as in Devtools could download files without sanitizing the extension

Description

If a user saved a response from the Network tab in Devtools using the Save As context menu option, that file may not have been saved with the `.download` file extension. This could have led to the user inadvertently running a malicious executable. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Mozilla Firefox

  • 140 to ≤ *unaffected

Mozilla Thunderbird

  • 140 to ≤ *unaffected

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