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CVE-2026-8952

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Published: May 19, 2026Modified: May 20, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.

Affected (2)

Mozilla
2 products
Firefox
Thunderbird
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Before 151.0.0
Thunderbird
Before 151.0.0

Related CWEs

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (3)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Permissions Required
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory

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