Privilege escalation in the Crash Reporting component. (CVE-2026-92047)
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Crash Reporting component of Firefox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges. The issue has been addressed and fixed in Firefox version 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-92047 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the Crash Reporting component of Firefox. It allows an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability was resolved by Mozilla in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3 as part of their security updates announced in the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2026-90.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Privilege escalation in the Crash Reporting component. (CVE-2026-92047)
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Crash Reporting component of Firefox. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges. The issue has been addressed and fixed in Firefox version 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-92047 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the Crash Reporting component of Firefox. It allows an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability was resolved by Mozilla in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3 as part of their security updates announced in the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2026-90.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-q4c5-6q5q-4cj4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-92047"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa080d55bf5e2cf5ea4814
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:57 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 05:04:38 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:21:35 UTC
Views: 4
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