CVE-2026-16372: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16372 is a vulnerability involving privilege escalation within the DOM: Content Processes component of Firefox. The flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox 153. The Mozilla advisory categorizes the impact as moderate and includes this fix as part of a broader security update that addresses multiple vulnerabilities. No specific exploitation details or attack vectors are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges within the DOM: Content Processes component, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access within Firefox. The vendor rates the impact as moderate, indicating a significant but not critical risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix for this vulnerability is available in Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 153 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-16372: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
Description
Privilege escalation in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16372 is a vulnerability involving privilege escalation within the DOM: Content Processes component of Firefox. The flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox 153. The Mozilla advisory categorizes the impact as moderate and includes this fix as part of a broader security update that addresses multiple vulnerabilities. No specific exploitation details or attack vectors are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges within the DOM: Content Processes component, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access within Firefox. The vendor rates the impact as moderate, indicating a significant but not critical risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix for this vulnerability is available in Firefox version 153. Users and administrators should update to Firefox 153 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-m5j7-35rx-phq8
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-16372"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a5fd1581010f89cc21c9b85
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 20:06:48 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 17:40:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 56
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