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CVE-2026-118013: Mozilla Firefox · Use-after-free in the Layout: Images, Video, and HTML Frames component

Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 14:42 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

Users and administrators should update to Firefox version 159 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is fixed in this release. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

CVE-2026-118013 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Layout component of Firefox that handles Images, Video, and HTML Frames. This vulnerability was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 159. The issue could potentially lead to high impact security concerns if exploited, as indicated by the vendor advisory. Mozilla has released an official security advisory detailing this and related vulnerabilities, all fixed in Firefox 159.

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