Buffer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-12297

 

Buffer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-12297

Published: June 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134609
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-2026-12297
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 escape the sandbox.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component when processing network data. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerable component to escape the sandbox.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-12297

Install security update from vendor's website.

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