CVE-2024-11698
CRITICALMozilla Firefox and Thunderbird - Fullscreen Mode Lock on macOS
Title source: llmDescription
A flaw in handling fullscreen transitions may have inadvertently caused the application to become stuck in fullscreen mode when a modal dialog was opened during the transition. This issue left users unable to exit fullscreen mode using standard actions like pressing "Esc" or accessing right-click menus, resulting in a disrupted browsing experience until the browser is restarted. *This bug only affects the application when running on macOS. Other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 133, Firefox ESR < 128.5, Thunderbird < 133, and Thunderbird < 128.5.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1916152
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-63/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-64/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-67/
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-68/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
47.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
mozilla/firefox
< 128.5.0
mozilla/firefox
< 133.0
mozilla/thunderbird
< 128.5.0
Published
Nov 26, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026