Improper privilege management in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-109778
Published: October 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU156049
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-109778
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the WebExtensions component when handling extension operations. A remote attacker can trigger affected extension processing to gain privileges beyond those intended.
Affected software
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Debian Linux
firefox-esr (Debian package)
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Debian Linux
firefox-esr (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-109778
Install security update from vendor's website.
Firefox ESR - update to 153.5.0
Firefox for Android - update to 158.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 158.0
firefox-esr (Debian package) - update to 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1
Firefox for Android - update to 158.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 158.0
firefox-esr (Debian package) - update to 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1