Use-after-free in Mozilla products - CVE-2026-124864
Published: November 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU164499
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-124864
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escape browser sandbox restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in the DOM: Service Workers component when processing service worker operations. A local user can trigger access to freed memory during service worker processing to escape sandbox restrictions.
Affected software
Firefox for Android
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
How to mitigate CVE-2026-124864
Install security update from vendor's website.
Firefox for Android - update to 160.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 160.0
Firefox ESR - addressed in versions 115.45.0, 153.7.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 160.0
Firefox ESR - addressed in versions 115.45.0, 153.7.0