Improper privilege management in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-16379
Published: July 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138985
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16379
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the DOM: Content Processes component when handling content processes. A remote attacker can trigger crafted content process behavior to escalate privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-16379
Install security update from vendor's website.