Use-after-free in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-74969
Published: August 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144054
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-2026-74969
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free in the Layout: Text and Fonts component when rendering content. A remote attacker can cause the browser to process crafted content to execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
Firefox ESR
Firefox for Android
How to mitigate CVE-2026-74969
Install security update from vendor's website.
Mozilla Firefox - update to 154.0
Firefox for Android - update to 154.0
Firefox ESR - addressed in versions 115.39.0, 140.14.0, 153.1.0
Firefox for Android - update to 154.0
Firefox ESR - addressed in versions 115.39.0, 140.14.0, 153.1.0
External References
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-75/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-76/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2056065