VulnerabilityPublished 27 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-117970: Race Condition

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-117970· High

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 17:13 UTC

Severity

High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-6j5g-hmcj-f6cx

What to do

AI-suggested

This vulnerability has been fixed in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2026-117970 is a race condition vulnerability in the Disability Access APIs component of Firefox. This issue was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6. The vulnerability is rated with high impact by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild, and no affected versions are explicitly listed beyond the fixed versions.

Impact

The vulnerability is classified as high impact by Mozilla, indicating it could potentially allow attackers to cause significant security issues such as privilege escalation or unauthorized access. However, no active exploitation in the wild has been reported. The exact impact details are not disclosed beyond the high severity rating.

Summary

This vulnerability involves a race condition in the Disability Access APIs component of Firefox. Race conditions can lead to unpredictable behavior and potential security issues. Mozilla fixed this vulnerability in Firefox 159 and Firefox ESR 153.6 as part of their October 27, 2026 security advisory. The vendor rates the impact as high, but no further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the advisory.

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