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CVE-2026-2761: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-2761cvecve-2026-2761
Published: 02/24/2026 (02/24/2026, 13:33:01 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Sandbox escape in the Graphics: WebRender component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.

CVSS v3.1

Score 10.0critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox
Affected versions
<148

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/15/2026, 08:11:07 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-2761 is a sandbox escape vulnerability in the Graphics: WebRender component of Mozilla Firefox. The flaw allows an attacker to break out of the sandbox containment, which is designed to isolate potentially malicious code and limit its impact. This vulnerability was reported by Oskar L and fixed in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 115.33. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, reflecting its critical nature and the potential for complete system compromise without requiring privileges or user interaction. The Mozilla Foundation released official security advisories MFSA 2026-13 and MFSA 2026-14 detailing the fix and impact. The affected versions are all Firefox versions prior to 148 and Firefox ESR versions prior to 115.33.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to escape the sandbox environment in Firefox's WebRender graphics component. This can lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Firefox, potentially resulting in full system compromise. The vulnerability has a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8. Users and administrators should update affected products to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are required once the update is applied.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-02-19T15:05:25.145Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
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Threat ID: 699daf6bbe58cf853bdddd84

Added to database: 02/24/2026, 14:02:19 UTC

Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 08:11:07 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC

Views: 203

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