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CVE-2026-4721: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-4721cvecve-2026-4721
Published: Tue Mar 24 2026 (03/24/2026, 12:30:44 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird ESR 140.8, Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148. 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 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

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AILast updated: 04/14/2026, 12:13:45 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability comprises multiple memory safety bugs in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird versions prior to Firefox 149 and ESR releases 115.34 and 140.9. These bugs include use-after-free, incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflows, race conditions, and sandbox escapes across various components such as Graphics, JavaScript engine, CSS parsing, and Audio/Video subsystems. The memory corruption issues could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code remotely without user interaction or privileges. Mozilla has released official patches in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9 to address these vulnerabilities.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these memory safety bugs could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser or email client. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected products. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication, but the critical CVSS score reflects the high potential impact if exploited.

Mitigation Recommendations

Official patches are available and have been released by Mozilla in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9. Users and administrators should update to these fixed versions immediately to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory beyond applying these updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-03-23T23:22:42.445Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 69c28788f4197a8e3b320700

Added to database: 3/24/2026, 12:46:00 PM

Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 12:13:45 PM

Last updated: 5/9/2026, 11:44:54 PM

Views: 46

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