Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-117988

 

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-117988

Published: October 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU158193
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-117988
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escape browser sandbox restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component when processing WebGL operations. A remote attacker can trigger mishandled boundary conditions through crafted content to cross the sandbox security boundary.


Affected software

Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox for Android

How to mitigate CVE-2026-117988

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

External References

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