VulnerabilityPublished 27 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-118016: Mozilla Firefox · Use-after-free in the DOM: Core & HTML component

Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5

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

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 159. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 159 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

CVE-2026-118016 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM Core & HTML component of Mozilla Firefox. This flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 159. The vulnerability is part of a broader set of high-impact memory safety issues resolved in this release.

Impact

The use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM Core & HTML component could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the browser, leading to denial of service. The impact is rated high by the vendor. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.

Summary

This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the DOM Core & HTML component of Firefox, which could lead to memory corruption and potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 159 as part of a comprehensive security update addressing multiple high-impact vulnerabilities. No public exploit code or in-the-wild exploitation has been reported for this specific CVE. The vendor advisory confirms the fix and categorizes the impact as high.

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