CVE-2026-12302: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2026-12302 is a mitigation bypass vulnerability in the DOM security component of Mozilla Firefox. It affects Firefox versions prior to 152, Firefox ESR versions up to 140.11, and ESR versions up to 115.36. The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, and Firefox ESR 115.37. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity. This issue allows bypassing security mitigations within the DOM, potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Mozilla has released official fixes in the stated versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-12302 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox's DOM security component that allows mitigation bypass. The flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, and Firefox ESR 115.37. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity. The vendor advisories confirm the fix availability and recommend updating to the fixed versions. No evidence of exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass security mitigations in the DOM security component, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or modification of data within the browser context. The impact is rated as medium severity with partial confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, and Firefox ESR 115.37. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox and Firefox ESR installations to these versions or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisories.
CVE-2026-12302: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
CVE-2026-12302 is a mitigation bypass vulnerability in the DOM security component of Mozilla Firefox. It affects Firefox versions prior to 152, Firefox ESR versions up to 140.11, and ESR versions up to 115.36. The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, and Firefox ESR 115.37. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity. This issue allows bypassing security mitigations within the DOM, potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Mozilla has released official fixes in the stated versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-12302 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox's DOM security component that allows mitigation bypass. The flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, and Firefox ESR 115.37. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity. The vendor advisories confirm the fix availability and recommend updating to the fixed versions. No evidence of exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass security mitigations in the DOM security component, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or modification of data within the browser context. The impact is rated as medium severity with partial confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, and Firefox ESR 115.37. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox and Firefox ESR installations to these versions or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisories.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-15T15:08:11.416Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-57/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-58/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-59/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a314c7e0b89be6888b4cc85
Added to database: 06/16/2026, 13:15:42 UTC
Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 15:11:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/01/2026, 07:17:58 UTC
Views: 76
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