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CVE-2026-118021: Mozilla Firefox · Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the XPCOM 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

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

Description

CVE-2026-118021 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the XPCOM component of Mozilla Firefox that allows sandbox escape. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox version 159. The issue was publicly disclosed on October 27, 2026, and is part of a set of high-impact memory safety vulnerabilities addressed by Mozilla in that release.

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