CVE-2026-118019: Mozilla Firefox · Race condition, use-after-free in the DOM: File component
Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 14:42 UTC
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.
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.