Use-after-free in Firefox ESR - CVE-2026-8953

 

Use-after-free in Firefox ESR - CVE-2026-8953

Published: May 19, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131835
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8953
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Firefox ESR

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escape the sandbox.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component when processing crafted web content. A remote attacker can trigger the flaw to escape the sandbox.

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


How to mitigate CVE-2026-8953

Install security update from vendor's website.

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