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CVE-2026-74956: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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Critical
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 12:23:37 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Same-origin policy bypass in the DOM: Service Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.1critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Mozilla

Firefox

Mozilla

Thunderbird

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox
Affected versions
<154

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/18/2026, 13:41:57 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-74956 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox's DOM Service Workers component that allows bypassing the same-origin policy. The same-origin policy is a fundamental browser security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. This vulnerability could potentially allow unauthorized access to resources across origins. Mozilla fixed this issue in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1 as part of a broader security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fix and moderate impact level.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability enables bypassing the same-origin policy in the Service Workers component, potentially allowing cross-origin access that should be restricted. This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure or other security issues related to origin isolation. However, the vendor rates the impact as moderate and no active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the vendor's patches. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond updating to the fixed versions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-08-17T11:58:12.497Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]

Threat ID: 6a845507c6e8be03323673e7

Added to database: 08/18/2026, 12:50:15 UTC

Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 13:41:57 UTC

Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC

Views: 34

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