CVE•Published 2024-10-09•Modified 2026-08-04•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-9680Mozilla · Firefox
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
98
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 2% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines. We have had reports of this vulnerability being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131.0.2, Firefox ESR < 128.3.1, Firefox ESR < 115.16.1, Thunderbird < 131.0.1, Thunderbird < 128.3.1, and Thunderbird < 115.16.0.
Timeline
Published 2024-10-09
Modified 2026-08-04
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag4 hosts
vuln:CVE-2024-9680Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Mozilla Firefox"All exposed Mozilla Firefox instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Firefox"HTTP body or banner mentions "Firefox" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2024-9680Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-9680Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2024-9680Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-9680GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-9680" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2024-96808 repos
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
mwlik/v8-resourcesunknown
A bunch of V8 resources (with a security focus)
AndrewAltimit/exploitsPython
Security research and exploit development: vulnerability analysis, exploit chain implementation, post-exploitation tradecraft, and defensive assessment tooling. Covers browser engi…
tomerpeled92/CVEC++
moscovium-mc/Tor-0day-JavaScript-ExploitHTML
Firefox/Tor Browser 0day exploit analysis (CVE-2024-9680) A UAF in animation timelines leading to RCE. Patched.
rxerium/CISA-KEVPython
An automated repo to track Nuclei template scanning capabilities against the CISA KEV.
hackingyseguridad/rootC
Escalado de privilegios a root, para Linux sistema operativo
PraiseImafidon/Version_Vulnerability_ScannerPython
A vulnerability scanner for Firefox and Thunderbird that checks if your versions are out of date and susceptible to CVE-2024-9680.