NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-6757

 

NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-6757

Published: April 21, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU126666
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-2026-6757
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to invalid pointer usage in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component when processing crafted WebAssembly content. A remote attacker can cause the browser to process specially crafted content to cause a denial of service.

User interaction is required to visit a specially crafted website or URL.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-6757

Install security update from vendor's website.

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