Privilege escalation in the Memory component. (CVE-2026-92054)
CVE-2026-92054 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the Memory component of Firefox. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The issue was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-92054 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Memory component in Firefox. The vulnerability was resolved in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The Mozilla advisory confirms the fix and provides no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within the Firefox process, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control over the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Firefox to version 156 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 153.3 or later, to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this issue is fixed in these versions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Privilege escalation in the Memory component. (CVE-2026-92054)
Description
CVE-2026-92054 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in the Memory component of Firefox. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The issue was 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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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-92054 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Memory component in Firefox. The vulnerability was resolved in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. It has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The Mozilla advisory confirms the fix and provides no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges within the Firefox process, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control over the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Firefox to version 156 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 153.3 or later, to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this issue is fixed in these versions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-mq5r-59fw-9qcj
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-92054"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa080d55bf5e2cf5ea4817
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:57 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 03:17:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 04:01:24 UTC
Views: 2
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