Integer overflow in the Audio/Video component. (CVE-2026-16395)
Integer overflow in the Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16395 is an integer overflow vulnerability affecting the Audio/Video component of Mozilla Firefox. The flaw could lead to severe impacts including complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 153. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this integer overflow vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, or otherwise compromise the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects the critical nature of this vulnerability with high impact on all security properties.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in Mozilla Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 153 or later to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Integer overflow in the Audio/Video component. (CVE-2026-16395)
Description
Integer overflow in the Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16395 is an integer overflow vulnerability affecting the Audio/Video component of Mozilla Firefox. The flaw could lead to severe impacts including complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 153. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this integer overflow vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, or otherwise compromise the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects the critical nature of this vulnerability with high impact on all security properties.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability is fixed in Mozilla Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 153 or later to mitigate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-hrh9-m4mw-766h
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-16395"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a5fd1561010f89cc21c981b
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 20:06:46 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 01:48:25 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 48
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