Buffer overflow in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-117982
Published: October 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU158187
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-117982
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to invalid pointer handling in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component when processing scripts. A remote attacker can supply crafted scripts to trigger invalid memory access and potentially crash the browser.
Affected software
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android
How to mitigate CVE-2026-117982
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