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CVE-2026-92055: Mozilla Firefox · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Mozilla FirefoxSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% 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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mozilla FirefoxAffected
  • <156
  • <153.3
Fixed in
  • 156
  • 153.3

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been officially released by Mozilla. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, or Thunderbird 153.3 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.

Description

CVE-2026-92055 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the DevTools component of Mozilla Firefox. This issue allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the affected software. The vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox version 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.

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