CVE-2026-2768: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Sandbox escape in the Storage: IndexedDB component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-2768 is a sandbox escape vulnerability in the Storage: IndexedDB component of Mozilla Firefox. The flaw could allow an attacker to bypass sandbox restrictions, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts. It is part of a set of high-impact vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 140.8. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Mozilla has released official patches addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables sandbox escape in Firefox's IndexedDB storage component, which can lead to full compromise of the browser environment. The CVSS score of 10.0 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges within the browser context. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 140.8. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the vendor's official update is the primary and recommended mitigation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-2768: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Sandbox escape in the Storage: IndexedDB component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-2768 is a sandbox escape vulnerability in the Storage: IndexedDB component of Mozilla Firefox. The flaw could allow an attacker to bypass sandbox restrictions, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts. It is part of a set of high-impact vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 140.8. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no required privileges or user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Mozilla has released official patches addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables sandbox escape in Firefox's IndexedDB storage component, which can lead to full compromise of the browser environment. The CVSS score of 10.0 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges within the browser context. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 140.8. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the vendor's official update is the primary and recommended mitigation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-19T15:05:41.880Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699daf6dbe58cf853bdde17d
Added to database: 2/24/2026, 2:02:21 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 12:01:49 PM
Last updated: 5/24/2026, 7:55:13 PM
Views: 169
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