CVE-2025-6433

WebAuthn would allow a user to sign a challenge on a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate

Published Jun 24, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-19088 If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140 and Thunderbird < 140.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7991-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140 and Thunderbird < 140. If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 140 and Thunderbird 140.
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Title firefox: WebAuthn would allow a user to sign a challenge on a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate WebAuthn would allow a user to sign a challenge on a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00033}

epss

{'score': 0.00031}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140. If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140 and Thunderbird < 140.
References
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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
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Title firefox: WebAuthn would allow a user to sign a challenge on a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-295
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description If a user visited a webpage with an invalid TLS certificate, and granted an exception, the webpage was able to provide a WebAuthn challenge that the user would be prompted to complete. This is in violation of the WebAuthN spec which requires "a secure transport established without errors". This vulnerability affects Firefox < 140.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Apr 13, 2026, 2:31 PM
Reserved
Jun 20, 2025, 2:51 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 24, 2025, 1:15 PM
Modified
Sep 30, 2026, 6:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 24, 2025, 12:28 PM