CVE-2026-16373: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Information disclosure in the Privacy component in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16373 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Privacy component in Firefox for Android. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 153. The Mozilla advisory groups this vulnerability with others fixed in the same release, indicating a moderate impact level. No detailed technical exploitation methods are provided in the advisory. The fix is included in the official Firefox 153 update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of private information within Firefox for Android, potentially compromising user privacy. The impact is assessed as moderate by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official update to Firefox 153 or later, which includes the fix for this vulnerability. Users should ensure their Firefox for Android installations are updated to this version or newer to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-16373: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Information disclosure in the Privacy component in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16373 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Privacy component in Firefox for Android. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 153. The Mozilla advisory groups this vulnerability with others fixed in the same release, indicating a moderate impact level. No detailed technical exploitation methods are provided in the advisory. The fix is included in the official Firefox 153 update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of private information within Firefox for Android, potentially compromising user privacy. The impact is assessed as moderate by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official update to Firefox 153 or later, which includes the fix for this vulnerability. Users should ensure their Firefox for Android installations are updated to this version or newer to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:56:35.174Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cbc2a4a8d598926256a
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 13:30:02 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 22:51:54 UTC
Views: 4
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