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CVE-2026-74967: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-74967cvecve-2026-74967
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 12:23:32 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Same-origin policy bypass in the Audio/Video: Playback component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.4medium

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

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox
Affected versions
<154
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox-esr
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox-esr
Affected versions
<140.14<153.1

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/18/2026, 13:26:54 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-74967 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox's Audio/Video: Playback component that allows bypassing the same-origin policy. The same-origin policy is a fundamental security feature that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. This bypass could potentially allow unauthorized access to resources or data across origins. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1. The vulnerability was reported by the Mozilla Fuzzing Team and is classified with moderate impact. There are no known active exploits in the wild for this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability enables bypassing the same-origin policy in the Audio/Video: Playback component, which could lead to unauthorized access to web resources or data that should be restricted by origin boundaries. While the impact is rated moderate, it undermines a core browser security control. No active exploitation has been observed, reducing immediate risk, but the potential for abuse exists if left unpatched.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patches.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-08-17T11:58:37.377Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-76/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]

Threat ID: 6a845509c6e8be0332367446

Added to database: 08/18/2026, 12:50:17 UTC

Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 13:26:54 UTC

Last updated: 08/18/2026, 19:35:11 UTC

Views: 2

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