Spoofing attack in Firefox for iOS - CVE-2026-9078

 

Spoofing attack in Firefox for iOS - CVE-2026-9078

Published: May 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU132257
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-9078
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof a trusted origin.

The vulnerability exists due to improper rendering of right-to-left and internationalized domain names in link preview UI surfaces when displaying a specially crafted hostname. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted link to spoof a trusted origin.


Affected software

Firefox for iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-9078

Install security update from vendor's website.

Firefox for iOS - update to 151.1

External References

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