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Mozjs52: Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. (CVE-2026-92012)

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Medium
Published: 09/15/2026 (09/15/2026, 13:16:00 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: mozjs52

Description

CVE-2026-92012 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component of mozjs52. It arises from incorrect boundary conditions and was fixed in Firefox 156 and corresponding ESR and Thunderbird versions. The vulnerability has a high impact and a CVSS score of 8.8. Multiple specific versions of mozjs52 are affected. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.

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

Ubuntu:18.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs52
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs52?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected versions
=52.3.1-0ubuntu3=52.3.1-7fakesync1=52.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1=52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs38
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs38?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected versions
=38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1=38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3=38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs68
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs68?arch=source&distro=focal
Affected versions
=68.5.0-1~fakesync=68.5.0-2~fakesync=68.6.0-1=68.6.0-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs52
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs52?arch=source&distro=focal
Affected versions
=52.9.1-1build1=52.9.1-1ubuntu3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs102
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs102?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected versions
=102.11.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=102.13.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=102.15.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs78
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs78?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected versions
=78.13.0-1=78.15.0-2=78.15.0-4ubuntu1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs91
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs91?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected versions
=91.5.1-0ubuntu1=91.6.0-1=91.6.0-2=91.7.0-2=91.10.0-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
thunderbird
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected versions
=1:91.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1=1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.3.2+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.4.0+build1.1-0ubuntu1=1:91.4.0+build2-0ubuntu1=1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.5.1+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1=1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu1=1:91.8.0+build2-0ubuntu1=1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:102.15.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2=1:115.4.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.6.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.10.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.12.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.13.0+build5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.16.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:115.18.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:128.12.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1=1:140.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs102
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs102?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected versions
=102.15.1-1=102.15.1-3ubuntu2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSmore threats →ghsa
mozjs115
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs115?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected versions
=115.3.0-0ubuntu1=115.4.0-2=115.5.0-1=115.6.0-1=115.7.0-4=115.8.0-1=115.9.0-1=115.9.0-1build1=115.10.0-1

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/24/2026, 06:35:42 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component of mozjs52, which can lead to privilege escalation. It affects multiple versions of mozjs52 as listed, and was addressed by Mozilla in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, 140.16, 153.3, and Thunderbird versions 156, 140.16, and 153.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within the affected application environment, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected software's security context. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, 140.16, 153.3, Thunderbird 156, 140.16, and 153.3. Users and administrators should update to these fixed versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-92012
Osv Schema Version
1.7.0
Ecosystems
["Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"]
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ab4be40f7a7c54106efce09

Added to database: 09/24/2026, 06:08:00 UTC

Last enriched: 09/24/2026, 06:35:42 UTC

Last updated: 09/25/2026, 01:47:46 UTC

Views: 3

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