CVE-2026-92052: Mozilla Firefox · CWE-457
Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox and Thunderbird versions to these fixed releases or later. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official updates.
Description
CVE-2026-92052 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox caused by uninitialized memory in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges due to improper memory handling. The issue was fixed in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3, as well as Thunderbird 156 and Thunderbird 153.3.
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2061499 (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/ (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/ (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/ (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-96/ (opens in a new tab)