CVE-2026-92033: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-92033 is a privilege escalation vulnerability specifically in Firefox for Android. The flaw could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within the browser environment. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 156, as documented in their security advisory MFSA 2026-90. The advisory categorizes the impact as high and lists this vulnerability among multiple others fixed in the same release. No CVSS score is provided, but the vendor rates the impact as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within Firefox for Android, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access within the browser context. The vendor rates the impact as high, indicating significant security implications if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Firefox version 156. Users and administrators should update Firefox for Android to version 156 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-92033: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Privilege escalation in Firefox for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Mozilla
Firefox
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-92033 is a privilege escalation vulnerability specifically in Firefox for Android. The flaw could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within the browser environment. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 156, as documented in their security advisory MFSA 2026-90. The advisory categorizes the impact as high and lists this vulnerability among multiple others fixed in the same release. No CVSS score is provided, but the vendor rates the impact as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within Firefox for Android, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access within the browser context. The vendor rates the impact as high, indicating significant security implications if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Firefox version 156. Users and administrators should update Firefox for Android to version 156 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mozilla
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-15T12:33:53.450Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]
Threat ID: 6aa93e6255bf5e2cf5d30fec
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 12:47:30 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 13:18:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 03:24:30 UTC
Views: 8
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