CVE-2026-4712: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Information disclosure in the Widget: Cocoa component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-4712 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Widget: Cocoa component in Mozilla Firefox. The vulnerability allows unauthorized information disclosure and is classified under CWE-200. It has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 (high severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 149 and Firefox ESR 140.9. The vendor advisory confirms the fix and provides references to the bug report (Bug 2017666). There are no known active exploits targeting this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of information from the Widget: Cocoa component in Firefox, potentially exposing sensitive data. However, there is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, reducing immediate risk. The high CVSS score reflects the potential impact of information disclosure over a network without user interaction or privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 149 and Firefox ESR 140.9. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox installations to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability is fixed in these releases, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-4712: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Information disclosure in the Widget: Cocoa component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-4712 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Widget: Cocoa component in Mozilla Firefox. The vulnerability allows unauthorized information disclosure and is classified under CWE-200. It has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 (high severity), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 149 and Firefox ESR 140.9. The vendor advisory confirms the fix and provides references to the bug report (Bug 2017666). There are no known active exploits targeting this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of information from the Widget: Cocoa component in Firefox, potentially exposing sensitive data. However, there is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, reducing immediate risk. The high CVSS score reflects the potential impact of information disclosure over a network without user interaction or privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 149 and Firefox ESR 140.9. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox installations to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since the vulnerability is fixed in these releases, no additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-23T23:22:25.868Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69c28786f4197a8e3b320656
Added to database: 3/24/2026, 12:45:58 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 12:12:32 PM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 3:31:45 PM
Views: 51
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