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CVE-2026-118019: Mozilla Firefox · Race condition, use-after-free in the DOM: File 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 Firefox to version 159 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Applying this official fix fully mitigates the issue.

Description

CVE-2026-118019 is a race condition and use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM: File component of Mozilla Firefox. This security flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 159. The vulnerability is classified with high impact by Mozilla.

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