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CVE-2026-92073: Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

0
High
Published: 09/15/2026 (09/15/2026, 12:34:35 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Mozilla
Product: Firefox

Description

Privilege escalation in the Enterprise Policies component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.

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

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
mozilla/firefox
pkg:github/mozilla/firefox
Affected versions
<156

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/16/2026, 05:04:26 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-92073 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Enterprise Policies component in Firefox. The flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. Mozilla addressed this vulnerability by releasing a fix in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within the Firefox environment, potentially gaining higher access rights than intended. This could lead to unauthorized actions or control over the affected system. The high CVSS score reflects the significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

This vulnerability has been fixed by Mozilla in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update affected Firefox installations to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-r55h-2qgq-xw46
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-92073"]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aaa080c55bf5e2cf5ea4812

Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:56 UTC

Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 05:04:26 UTC

Last updated: 09/17/2026, 03:01:24 UTC

Views: 12

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