Privilege escalation in WebExtensions (Mozilla Firefox)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.45 % · percentile 39 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mozilla
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Privilege escalation in WebExtensions. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-46234
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-16396
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0913 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Mozilla Thunderbird · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0910 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Mozilla · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*< 140.13.0cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*< 153.0.0cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 140.13.0cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 141.0 < 153.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Mozilla · Firefox | unaffected 140.13 ≤ 140.* ; unaffected 153 ≤ * |
| Mozilla · Thunderbird | unaffected 140.13 ≤ 140.* ; unaffected 153 ≤ * |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |