Buffer overflow in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2026-16364

 

Buffer overflow in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2026-16364

Published: July 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138994
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16364
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Playback component when processing audio or video content. A remote attacker can supply crafted media content to execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird

How to mitigate CVE-2026-16364

Install security update from vendor's website.

Firefox for Android - update to 153.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 153.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 153.0

External References

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