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CVE-2026-74986: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-74986cvecve-2026-74986
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 12:23:41 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Site isolation issue in the CSS Parsing and Computation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.

Affected software

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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, 13:11:50 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-74986 is a security vulnerability involving a site isolation issue within the CSS Parsing and Computation component of Mozilla Firefox. Site isolation is a security feature designed to separate different website processes to prevent cross-site data leaks or attacks. This vulnerability was identified internally and fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1. The Mozilla advisory categorizes this vulnerability as having low impact compared to other high and moderate impact vulnerabilities fixed in the same releases. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild. The fix is included in the official Firefox and Firefox ESR releases noted.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability could potentially allow a site isolation bypass in the CSS Parsing and Computation component, which might enable limited cross-site information disclosure or other security issues. However, the vendor rates the impact as low, and there are no known exploits in the wild. The overall risk to users is mitigated by updating to the fixed versions.

Mitigation Recommendations

Users and administrators should update Mozilla Firefox to version 154 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 153.1 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying these official updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-08-17T11:59:20.279Z
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/mfsa2026-77/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]

Threat ID: 6a84550fc6e8be0332367762

Added to database: 08/18/2026, 12:50:23 UTC

Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 13:11:50 UTC

Last updated: 08/18/2026, 13:37:35 UTC

Views: 5

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