Protection mechanism failure in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2026-16406
Published: July 22, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139022
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16406
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass a security mitigation.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the Networking component when handling network operations. A remote attacker can trigger crafted network behavior to bypass a security mitigation.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-16406
Install security update from vendor's website.