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CVE-2026-2807: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-2807cvecve-2026-2807
Published: Tue Feb 24 2026 (02/24/2026, 13:33:34 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Memory safety bugs present in 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 and Thunderbird 148.

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 12:07:30 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-2807 encompasses a collection of memory safety bugs in Mozilla Firefox 147 and Thunderbird 147, including use-after-free, integer overflow, sandbox escape, and incorrect boundary condition vulnerabilities across multiple components such as JavaScript engine, WebRTC, Graphics, DOM, and Audio/Video subsystems. These bugs could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, or sandbox escape. Mozilla released fixes for these issues in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. The vulnerabilities were reported by multiple security researchers and have been assigned high impact ratings. Thunderbird's risk via email is mitigated by disabled scripting in mail reading contexts, but browser-like contexts remain vulnerable.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, escape sandbox restrictions, or cause denial of service due to memory corruption. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no active exploitation has been observed in the wild. Thunderbird is less exposed to exploitation via email due to scripting restrictions, but other contexts remain at risk.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official fixes in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148 that address these vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should upgrade to these versions or later to mitigate the risks. Since these are client-side application vulnerabilities, patching is the primary remediation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-02-19T15:07:07.640Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699daf72be58cf853bdde2c1

Added to database: 2/24/2026, 2:02:26 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 12:07:30 PM

Last updated: 5/25/2026, 1:34:09 AM

Views: 375

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