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CVE-2026-2770: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-2770cvecve-2026-2770
Published: Tue Feb 24 2026 (02/24/2026, 13:33:07 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Use-after-free in the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 12:02:05 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-2770 is a use-after-free vulnerability classified under CWE-416 affecting the DOM: Bindings (WebIDL) component in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability allows memory to be freed prematurely and subsequently accessed, which can lead to memory corruption. The issue was resolved by Mozilla in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 115.33. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fix is included in Firefox 148 and ESR 115.33 releases.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability can result in memory corruption that may be exploited to execute arbitrary code, leading to full compromise of the affected Firefox browser. The high CVSS score reflects the critical nature of the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable software. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 148 and Firefox ESR 115.33. Users and administrators should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-02-19T15:05:46.768Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699daf6dbe58cf853bdde188

Added to database: 2/24/2026, 2:02:21 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 12:02:05 PM

Last updated: 5/26/2026, 7:55:31 AM

Views: 305

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