CVE-2026-16370: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16370 describes a mitigation bypass vulnerability within the DOM: Networking component of Mozilla Firefox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 153 as part of a security advisory that addressed multiple high and moderate impact issues. The vendor advisory does not provide detailed technical exploitation methods but confirms the fix is included in Firefox 153.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass existing mitigations in the DOM Networking component, potentially undermining security controls. The vendor rates the impact as moderate. No active exploitation has been reported, and the fix in Firefox 153 mitigates the risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update to Firefox version 153 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the issue is fixed in Firefox 153. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying this update.
CVE-2026-16370: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16370 describes a mitigation bypass vulnerability within the DOM: Networking component of Mozilla Firefox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 153 as part of a security advisory that addressed multiple high and moderate impact issues. The vendor advisory does not provide detailed technical exploitation methods but confirms the fix is included in Firefox 153.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass existing mitigations in the DOM Networking component, potentially undermining security controls. The vendor rates the impact as moderate. No active exploitation has been reported, and the fix in Firefox 153 mitigates the risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update to Firefox version 153 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the issue is fixed in Firefox 153. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying this update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:56:28.223Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cbc2a4a8d598926255d
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 13:30:25 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 21:18:46 UTC
Views: 4
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