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CVE-2026-117988: Mozilla Firefox · Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component

Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 17:24 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

CVE-2026-117988 is a high-impact vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox involving a sandbox escape caused by incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This flaw allows an attacker to potentially break out of the browser's sandbox environment. The issue was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6.

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