CVE-2026-16378: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Other issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an unspecified issue in the DOM Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component of Mozilla Firefox. It was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 153 as part of a security advisory (MFSA 2026-68) that addressed numerous vulnerabilities with varying impacts. The advisory categorizes this particular issue as moderate impact and references Bug 2038868 for technical details. No CVSS score is provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability has a moderate impact rating according to the Mozilla advisory. Specific exploitation details or impact scenarios are not provided in the available data. The issue could potentially affect the security of DOM operations related to copy, paste, and drag-and-drop functionality within Firefox.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 153 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-16378: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Other issue in the DOM: Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an unspecified issue in the DOM Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop component of Mozilla Firefox. It was publicly disclosed and fixed in Firefox 153 as part of a security advisory (MFSA 2026-68) that addressed numerous vulnerabilities with varying impacts. The advisory categorizes this particular issue as moderate impact and references Bug 2038868 for technical details. No CVSS score is provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability has a moderate impact rating according to the Mozilla advisory. Specific exploitation details or impact scenarios are not provided in the available data. The issue could potentially affect the security of DOM operations related to copy, paste, and drag-and-drop functionality within Firefox.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 153 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:56:44.836Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cbc2a4a8d5989262590
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 13:29:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/21/2026, 21:18:59 UTC
Views: 5
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