Resource exhaustion in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2026-4726
Published: March 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124331
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-4726
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of XML content in the XML component when parsing documents. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-4726
Install security update from vendor's website.