CVE-2026-16385: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2026-16385 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox's Graphics: WebGPU component caused by uninitialized memory. This flaw allows unauthorized disclosure of information due to improper memory handling. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions prior to 153 and was fixed in Firefox 153. The issue has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of disclosure. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in Firefox 153.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16385 is an information disclosure vulnerability resulting from uninitialized memory usage in the Graphics: WebGPU component of Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially access sensitive information from memory that was not properly initialized before use. The flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 153. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality. The vendor advisory from Mozilla confirms the fix and recommends updating to Firefox 153 or later.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from uninitialized memory in the WebGPU graphics component. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability effects. No known exploits are reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk but the high severity score indicates a significant potential impact if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox installations to version 153 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-16385: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
CVE-2026-16385 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox's Graphics: WebGPU component caused by uninitialized memory. This flaw allows unauthorized disclosure of information due to improper memory handling. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions prior to 153 and was fixed in Firefox 153. The issue has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of disclosure. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in Firefox 153.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16385 is an information disclosure vulnerability resulting from uninitialized memory usage in the Graphics: WebGPU component of Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially access sensitive information from memory that was not properly initialized before use. The flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 153. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality. The vendor advisory from Mozilla confirms the fix and recommends updating to Firefox 153 or later.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from uninitialized memory in the WebGPU graphics component. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability effects. No known exploits are reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk but the high severity score indicates a significant potential impact if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox installations to version 153 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T21:57:00.454Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a5f6cbe2a4a8d59892625fd
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 12:57:34 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 10:23:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 60
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