Improper access control in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2026-16388

 

Improper access control in Firefox for Android and Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2026-16388

Published: July 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139008
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16388
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escape the sandbox.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the DOM: Networking component when handling network operations. A remote attacker can trigger crafted network behavior to escape the sandbox.


Affected software

Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird

How to mitigate CVE-2026-16388

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

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