CVE-2026-8971: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: JAR component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a bypass of the same-origin policy within the Networking: JAR component of Firefox, which could allow unauthorized access to resources across origins. The flaw was identified and fixed in Firefox 151 as part of a broader security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The Mozilla advisory lists this issue with a low impact rating, but it is part of a high-impact security update overall. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor advisory is the authoritative source confirming the fix availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the same-origin policy, potentially enabling unauthorized cross-origin resource access. However, the vendor rates the impact of this specific issue as low. The overall security update including this fix addresses multiple vulnerabilities with impacts ranging from low to high. There are no known exploits in the wild for CVE-2026-8971 at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update to Firefox version 151 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is fixed in Firefox 151. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying this official update.
CVE-2026-8971: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: JAR component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a bypass of the same-origin policy within the Networking: JAR component of Firefox, which could allow unauthorized access to resources across origins. The flaw was identified and fixed in Firefox 151 as part of a broader security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities. The Mozilla advisory lists this issue with a low impact rating, but it is part of a high-impact security update overall. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor advisory is the authoritative source confirming the fix availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the same-origin policy, potentially enabling unauthorized cross-origin resource access. However, the vendor rates the impact of this specific issue as low. The overall security update including this fix addresses multiple vulnerabilities with impacts ranging from low to high. There are no known exploits in the wild for CVE-2026-8971 at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update to Firefox version 151 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that the issue is fixed in Firefox 151. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying this official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-19T12:30:17.989Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6a0c677fec166c07b0a9981e
Added to database: 5/19/2026, 1:37:03 PM
Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 1:53:05 PM
Last updated: 5/19/2026, 2:41:08 PM
Views: 4
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