Description
Privilege escalation in WebExtensions. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
Affected products
mozilla: firefox; mozilla: thunderbird
References5
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/ Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/ Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-71/ Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-72/ Vendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047240 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 15 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-269
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