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CVE-2026-12302: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-12302cvecve-2026-12302
Published: 06/16/2026 (06/16/2026, 11:52:35 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox
Affected versions
<152
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox-esr
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox-esr
Affected versions
<=140.11<=115.36

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/23/2026, 15:11:29 UTC

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.

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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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