CVE-2026-16375: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Site isolation issue in the Networking: HTTP component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a site isolation issue within the Networking: HTTP component of Mozilla Firefox, identified as CVE-2026-16375. Site isolation issues can potentially allow cross-site data leaks or other security boundary bypasses, but the advisory classifies the impact as moderate. The flaw was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13. Mozilla's security advisories from July 21, 2026, confirm the fix and include this vulnerability among many others addressed in these releases. No active exploitation has been reported for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow a site isolation bypass in the Networking: HTTP component, potentially weakening security boundaries between sites. The impact is assessed as moderate by Mozilla. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild. The issue could lead to information disclosure or other security concerns related to site isolation but is not classified as critical or high impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13. Users should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client software vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations or workarounds are indicated.
CVE-2026-16375: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Site isolation issue in the Networking: HTTP component. 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
This vulnerability involves a site isolation issue within the Networking: HTTP component of Mozilla Firefox, identified as CVE-2026-16375. Site isolation issues can potentially allow cross-site data leaks or other security boundary bypasses, but the advisory classifies the impact as moderate. The flaw was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13. Mozilla's security advisories from July 21, 2026, confirm the fix and include this vulnerability among many others addressed in these releases. No active exploitation has been reported for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow a site isolation bypass in the Networking: HTTP component, potentially weakening security boundaries between sites. The impact is assessed as moderate by Mozilla. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild. The issue could lead to information disclosure or other security concerns related to site isolation but is not classified as critical or high impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13. Users should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client software vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations or workarounds are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:56:38.613Z
- 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: 6a5f6cbc2a4a8d5989262573
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 13:29:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 21:18:53 UTC
Views: 5
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