Origin validation error in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-117965
Published: October 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU158177
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-117965
CWE-ID: CWE-346
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the same-origin policy and potentially access cross-origin information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper origin validation in the Address Bar component when handling navigation input. A remote attacker can supply crafted navigation input to cross origin boundaries and potentially access otherwise restricted information.
Affected software
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
How to mitigate CVE-2026-117965
Install security update from vendor's website.
Firefox ESR - update to 153.6.0
Firefox for Android - update to 159.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 159.0
Firefox for Android - update to 159.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 159.0