CVE-2026-2793: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.32, Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-2793 encompasses a set of memory safety bugs affecting Mozilla Firefox ESR 115.32, ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147, and Thunderbird 147. The vulnerabilities include use-after-free, integer overflow, sandbox escapes, and other memory corruption issues across various components such as JavaScript engine, graphics, audio/video, DOM, and networking. These bugs could potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user interaction. Mozilla released official fixes in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these memory safety vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, complete compromise of the affected browser or email client, and potential sandbox escapes. This poses a critical risk to user security and privacy. However, no active exploitation in the wild has been reported as of the advisory date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official patches addressing these vulnerabilities in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8. Users and administrators should promptly update to these fixed versions to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigations or workarounds are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-2793: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.32, Firefox ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-2793 encompasses a set of memory safety bugs affecting Mozilla Firefox ESR 115.32, ESR 140.7, Thunderbird ESR 140.7, Firefox 147, and Thunderbird 147. The vulnerabilities include use-after-free, integer overflow, sandbox escapes, and other memory corruption issues across various components such as JavaScript engine, graphics, audio/video, DOM, and networking. These bugs could potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user interaction. Mozilla released official fixes in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these memory safety vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, complete compromise of the affected browser or email client, and potential sandbox escapes. This poses a critical risk to user security and privacy. However, no active exploitation in the wild has been reported as of the advisory date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official patches addressing these vulnerabilities in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8. Users and administrators should promptly update to these fixed versions to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigations or workarounds are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-19T15:06:38.377Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699daf71be58cf853bdde252
Added to database: 2/24/2026, 2:02:25 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 12:05:33 PM
Last updated: 5/26/2026, 7:56:04 AM
Views: 238
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