CVE-2025-12380

Use-after-free in WebGPU internals triggered from a compromised child process

Published Oct 28, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Starting with Firefox 142, it was possible for a compromised child process to trigger a use-after-free in the GPU or browser process using WebGPU-related IPC calls. This may have been usable to escape the child process sandbox. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144.0.2.

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Description Starting with Firefox 142, it was possible for a compromised child process to trigger a use-after-free in the GPU or browser process using WebGPU-related IPC calls. This may have been usable to escape the child process sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 144.0.2. Starting with Firefox 142, it was possible for a compromised child process to trigger a use-after-free in the GPU or browser process using WebGPU-related IPC calls. This may have been usable to escape the child process sandbox. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 144.0.2.
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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Title Use-after-free in WebGPU internals triggered from a compromised child process
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Weaknesses CWE-416
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
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Description Starting with Firefox 142, it was possible for a compromised child process to trigger a use-after-free in the GPU or browser process using WebGPU-related IPC calls. This may have been usable to escape the child process sandbox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 144.0.2.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 2:27 PM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2025, 7:05 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 28, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 11:10 AM