CVE-2026-16358: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2026-16358 is a site isolation vulnerability in the Graphics: WebRender component of Mozilla Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13. The vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisories confirm the fix availability in the stated versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a site isolation issue within the Graphics: WebRender component of Mozilla Firefox. Site isolation is a security feature designed to separate different web origins into different processes to prevent data leaks and privilege escalation. The flaw could allow an attacker to bypass this isolation, potentially leading to high-impact consequences such as arbitrary code execution or data compromise. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 153 and corresponding ESR and Thunderbird versions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass site isolation protections in the WebRender graphics component, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, data disclosure, or denial of service. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates critical severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required. There is no indication from the vendor advisories that any additional mitigation or temporary workaround is necessary.
CVE-2026-16358: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
CVE-2026-16358 is a site isolation vulnerability in the Graphics: WebRender component of Mozilla Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13. The vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisories confirm the fix availability in the stated versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a site isolation issue within the Graphics: WebRender component of Mozilla Firefox. Site isolation is a security feature designed to separate different web origins into different processes to prevent data leaks and privilege escalation. The flaw could allow an attacker to bypass this isolation, potentially leading to high-impact consequences such as arbitrary code execution or data compromise. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 153 and corresponding ESR and Thunderbird versions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass site isolation protections in the WebRender graphics component, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, data disclosure, or denial of service. The CVSS score of 9.8 indicates critical severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required. There is no indication from the vendor advisories that any additional mitigation or temporary workaround is necessary.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:56:05.445Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-69/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-70/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cb92a4a8d5989262438
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 11:09:12 UTC
Last updated: 08/27/2026, 22:52:09 UTC
Views: 42
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