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Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2026 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2026-117862Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity memory corruption in Firefox from Mozilla. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12firefox-esr153.6.0esr-1~deb12u2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-117862
Debian:13firefox-esr153.6.0esr-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-117862
Debian:14firefox-esrno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-117862
Debian:12thunderbird1:153.6.0esr-1~deb12u2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-117862
Debian:13thunderbird1:153.6.0esr-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-117862
Debian:14thunderbirdno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-117862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-117862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-117862
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs115no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-117862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-117862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-117862
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthunderbirdno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-117862

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox see references
Mozilla Thunderbird see references

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References