Release of invalid pointer or reference in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2026-109774

 

Release of invalid pointer or reference in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox for Android - CVE-2026-109774

Published: October 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU156073
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-109774
CWE-ID: CWE-763
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the browser.

The vulnerability exists due to release of invalid pointer in the DOM: Notifications component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser. 


Affected software

Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android

How to mitigate CVE-2026-109774

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mozilla Firefox - update to 158.0
Firefox for Android - update to 158.0

External References

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