CVE-2026-2795: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-2795 is a use-after-free vulnerability classified under CWE-416 affecting the JavaScript garbage collection component in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts. The flaw was reported by researcher x0e and fixed in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating that the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, but requires user interaction. Successful exploitation can result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Mozilla has published official security advisories detailing the fix and encouraging users to update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit a use-after-free condition in the JavaScript GC component, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other high-impact consequences such as complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects the high severity and the significant risk posed by this flaw if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Users and administrators should update affected products to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patches. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVE-2026-2795: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Use-after-free in the JavaScript: GC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-2795 is a use-after-free vulnerability classified under CWE-416 affecting the JavaScript garbage collection component in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts. The flaw was reported by researcher x0e and fixed in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating that the vulnerability is remotely exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, but requires user interaction. Successful exploitation can result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Mozilla has published official security advisories detailing the fix and encouraging users to update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit a use-after-free condition in the JavaScript GC component, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other high-impact consequences such as complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects the high severity and the significant risk posed by this flaw if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. Users and administrators should update affected products to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patches. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-19T15:06:41.117Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-13/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-16/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2795","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 699daf71be58cf853bdde25c
Added to database: 02/24/2026, 14:02:25 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 08:53:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 197
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