CVE-2026-117862: Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 16:27 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
Description
Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, and Firefox ESR 153.6.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117862 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2054644 (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-118 (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-119 (opens in a new tab)
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-120 (opens in a new tab)