Description
Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component of Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 142.
Published: 2025-08-19
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Spoofing of the displayed URL in Firefox Focus for Android, enabling deceptive user interfaces and facilitating phishing attacks
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Address Bar component in Firefox Focus for Android can display an incorrect or misleading URL, potentially leading users to believe they are on a legitimate site when they are not. This spoofing can undermine user trust and enable phishing or social‑engineering attacks, as the user may interact with malicious content based on the falsified address. The vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 142, so versions prior to that may exhibit the flaw.

Affected Systems

Mozilla’s Firefox Focus for Android; specifically any installation running Firefox Focus version 141 or earlier, until the application is updated to version 142 or later.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low likelihood of exploitation at this time. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The most plausible attack scenario involves malicious web content or compromised network traffic that triggers the address bar to incorrectly display the URL; this inference is drawn from the description of a spoofing issue in the editor component. Attackers would need to embed deceptive content within the browser session to exploit the flaw, making it a local or application‑level vector rather than a remote host attack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 20, 2026 at 16:50 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Firefox Focus to version 142 or later, ensuring the address bar spoofing fix is applied
  • If the update cannot be performed immediately, discontinue use of the browser for sensitive interactions until the patch is installed
  • When browsing, verify the displayed URL and HTTPS padlock before interacting, especially when encountering unfamiliar sites

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 20, 2026 at 16:50 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25242 Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component of Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 142.
History

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component of Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 142. Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component of Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 142.

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component of Firefox Focus for Android

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google android
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Google
Google android
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-451
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Spoofing issue in the Address Bar component of Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 142.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-13T14:29:47.345Z

Reserved: 2025-08-19T15:56:08.382Z

Link: CVE-2025-9186

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-20T14:05:09.607Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-08-19T21:15:31.180

Modified: 2026-04-13T15:17:14.673

Link: CVE-2025-9186

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-20T17:00:12Z

Weaknesses