Improper access control in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-12294
Published: June 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134607
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-12294
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escape the sandbox.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the DOM: Workers component when processing worker content. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerable component to escape the sandbox.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-12294
Install security update from vendor's website.