CVE-2026-100816: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Site isolation issue in the DOM: Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4 and Firefox 157.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a site isolation issue within the DOM networking component of Mozilla Firefox. Site isolation is a security feature designed to separate web content from different origins into different processes to prevent data leaks and attacks. The flaw could potentially undermine this isolation. Mozilla fixed this issue in Firefox ESR 153.4 and Firefox 157 as part of their security updates announced on September 29, 2026. The advisory categorizes the impact as high but does not provide further technical details or exploitation methods.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass site isolation protections in the DOM networking component, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data leakage between sites. Mozilla rates the impact as high. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available. Users and administrators should update Mozilla Firefox to ESR 153.4 or later, or Firefox 157 or later, to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-100816: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Site isolation issue in the DOM: Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4 and Firefox 157.
Affected software
Mozilla
Firefox
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a site isolation issue within the DOM networking component of Mozilla Firefox. Site isolation is a security feature designed to separate web content from different origins into different processes to prevent data leaks and attacks. The flaw could potentially undermine this isolation. Mozilla fixed this issue in Firefox ESR 153.4 and Firefox 157 as part of their security updates announced on September 29, 2026. The advisory categorizes the impact as high but does not provide further technical details or exploitation methods.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass site isolation protections in the DOM networking component, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data leakage between sites. Mozilla rates the impact as high. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available. Users and administrators should update Mozilla Firefox to ESR 153.4 or later, or Firefox 157 or later, to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-26T19:18:23.881Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-100/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6abbb3f7f7a7c541066409bc
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 12:49:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 13:03:38 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:20:13 UTC
Views: 6
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