CVE-2026-74983: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Mitigation bypass in the Data Loss Prevention 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-74983 is a mitigation bypass vulnerability affecting the Data Loss Prevention component in Mozilla Firefox. It was internally discovered and fixed in Firefox 154 and corresponding ESR and Thunderbird versions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 (high severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality and integrity. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is available in Firefox 154 and ESR 140.14 and 153.1. No active exploitation is reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass mitigation controls in the Data Loss Prevention component, potentially leading to unauthorized access or leakage of sensitive data. The CVSS score indicates high impact on confidentiality and integrity. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and users should upgrade to Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, or Thunderbird 153.1 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional action is required beyond applying these official updates.
CVE-2026-74983: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Mitigation bypass in the Data Loss Prevention 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 8.1high
Affected software
Mozilla
Firefox
Mozilla
Thunderbird
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-74983 is a mitigation bypass vulnerability affecting the Data Loss Prevention component in Mozilla Firefox. It was internally discovered and fixed in Firefox 154 and corresponding ESR and Thunderbird versions. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 (high severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality and integrity. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is available in Firefox 154 and ESR 140.14 and 153.1. No active exploitation is reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass mitigation controls in the Data Loss Prevention component, potentially leading to unauthorized access or leakage of sensitive data. The CVSS score indicates high impact on confidentiality and integrity. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available and users should upgrade to Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, or Thunderbird 153.1 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional action is required beyond applying these official updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-17T11:59:12.499Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- 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: 6a84550bc6e8be03323676c0
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 12:50:19 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 23:33:56 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 42
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