CVE-2026-16374: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Information disclosure in the Framework component in DevTools. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16374 is an information disclosure flaw located in the Framework component within Firefox DevTools. It was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13 as part of Mozilla's July 21, 2026 security updates. The Mozilla advisories list this vulnerability with moderate impact and provide references to the underlying bug report. This vulnerability is one among many addressed in these releases, which also include critical and high impact bugs such as sandbox escapes, privilege escalations, and memory safety issues. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fixed versions and does not report any active exploitation in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized information disclosure within the Firefox DevTools Framework component. While the impact is rated moderate, it could potentially expose sensitive information to an attacker. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The fix in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13 mitigates this risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Firefox to version 153 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 140.13 or later, to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that these versions contain the official fixes. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying these updates.
CVE-2026-16374: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Information disclosure in the Framework component in DevTools. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16374 is an information disclosure flaw located in the Framework component within Firefox DevTools. It was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13 as part of Mozilla's July 21, 2026 security updates. The Mozilla advisories list this vulnerability with moderate impact and provide references to the underlying bug report. This vulnerability is one among many addressed in these releases, which also include critical and high impact bugs such as sandbox escapes, privilege escalations, and memory safety issues. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fixed versions and does not report any active exploitation in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized information disclosure within the Firefox DevTools Framework component. While the impact is rated moderate, it could potentially expose sensitive information to an attacker. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The fix in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13 mitigates this risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Firefox to version 153 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 140.13 or later, to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that these versions contain the official fixes. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying these updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:56:36.642Z
- 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/mfsa2026-70/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cbc2a4a8d598926256e
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 13:29:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 22:51:54 UTC
Views: 4
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