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CVE-2026-0890: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-0890cvecve-2026-0890
Published: Tue Jan 13 2026 (01/13/2026, 13:30:59 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Spoofing issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 147, Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird 147, and Thunderbird 140.7.

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 11:59:00 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-0890 is a spoofing vulnerability within the Document Object Model (DOM) specifically related to the Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop functionality in Mozilla Firefox. The flaw could allow attackers to present spoofed content during these interactions, potentially misleading users. The vulnerability was addressed and fixed in Firefox 147 and Firefox ESR 140.7, along with corresponding Thunderbird versions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows spoofing in the DOM Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component, which could mislead users by displaying falsified content during these operations. The impact is rated as low to medium, with a CVSS score of 5.4. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability does not directly lead to code execution or significant data loss but could be used in social engineering or phishing attacks.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 147 and Firefox ESR 140.7, as well as Thunderbird 147 and Thunderbird ESR 140.7. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability is fixed in these releases, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-01-13T13:30:58.912Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 69664f11a60475309f2ea330

Added to database: 1/13/2026, 1:56:33 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 11:59:00 AM

Last updated: 5/7/2026, 9:14:56 PM

Views: 175

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