{"id":56088,"date":"2025-06-30T15:42:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:42:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:21:18","slug":"cve-2025-6426-executable-file-warning-vulnerability-in-firefox-for-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6426-executable-file-warning-vulnerability-in-firefox-for-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6426: Executable File Warning Vulnerability in Firefox for macOS<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-6426 is a critical security vulnerability identified in Firefox for macOS. It is found that the executable file warning system does not provide appropriate alerts to users before opening files with the &#8216;terminal&#8217; extension. This issue leaves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49415-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62554\">system exposed to potential<\/a> threats, leading to possible system compromise or data leakage. Given that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64793\">vulnerability<\/a> is present in Firefox versions below 140 and Firefox ESR versions less than 128.12, users of these versions are at significant risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6426<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64794\">Data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-822641129\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Firefox for macOS | < 140\nFirefox ESR for macOS | < 128.12\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exploits the lack of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49454-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-loftocean-tinysalt\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62721\">warning system in Firefox<\/a> that should alert users when opening files with the &#8216;terminal&#8217; extension. An attacker can craft a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47294-critical-vulnerability-in-ncr-terminal-handler-v1-5-1-allows-user-account-manipulation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63759\">&#8216;terminal&#8217; file and trick a user<\/a> into opening it. Once the file is opened, the attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49220-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-in-trend-micro-apex-central\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62553\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>, gain unauthorized access to the system, or extract sensitive information, leading to a system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of a terminal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50201-critical-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62900\">command that could exploit the vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3191543517\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># A malicious terminal command that uses the vulnerability\nopen -a Firefox malicious_file.terminal<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This command opens the `malicious_file.terminal` using Firefox. If the user is running a vulnerable version of Firefox, the malicious file will be opened without any warning, potentially leading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49212-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62580\">execution of harmful code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the ultimate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5310-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dover-fueling-solutions-progauge-maglink-lx-consoles\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65521\">solution to this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the appropriate vendor patch, users can also employ WAF (Web Application Firewall) or IDS (Intrusion Detection System) as temporary mitigation measures until the patch is applied. Users are strongly advised to update their Firefox to the latest version to avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49847-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-llama-cpp-leading-to-potential-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62608\">potential exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-6426 is a critical security vulnerability identified in Firefox for macOS. It is found that the executable file warning system does not provide appropriate alerts to users before opening files with the &#8216;terminal&#8217; extension. This issue leaves the system exposed to potential threats, leading to possible system compromise or data leakage. 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