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CVE-2026-92054: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

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High
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-92054cvecve-2026-92054
Published: 09/15/2026 (09/15/2026, 12:34:15 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Privilege escalation in the Memory component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.8high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Mozilla

Firefox

Mozilla

Thunderbird

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox
Affected versions
<156

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/15/2026, 13:02:52 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-92054 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Memory component of Mozilla Firefox. The issue allows an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially compromising the security context of the browser. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3 as part of a broader security update that addressed multiple high-impact vulnerabilities. The vendor advisory explicitly states the fix and assigns a high impact rating to this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability enables privilege escalation within the Firefox browser, which could allow an attacker to execute actions with elevated permissions. This poses a significant security risk as it may lead to unauthorized access or control within the browser environment. The impact is rated high by Mozilla, indicating serious potential consequences if exploited.

Mitigation Recommendations

Mozilla has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update their Firefox installations to these versions or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mozilla
Date Reserved
2026-09-15T12:34:15.099Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/","vendor":"Mozilla"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/","vendor":"Mozilla"}]

Threat ID: 6aa93e6555bf5e2cf5d3100b

Added to database: 09/15/2026, 12:47:33 UTC

Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 13:02:52 UTC

Last updated: 09/16/2026, 04:01:24 UTC

Views: 10

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