Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by mozilla

CVE-2026-74984Race condition in the JavaScript Engine component

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity race condition 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 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Race condition in the JavaScript Engine component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74984
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs102no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74984
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmozjs115no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74984
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs78no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74984
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmozjs91no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74984
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSthunderbirdno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74984

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mozilla Firefox see references
Mozilla Thunderbird see references

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References