Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Affects Red Hat firefox security,Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.9 Low : upgrade Red Hat libexpat to 2.8.1 when convenient.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 09:53 UTC
Contested
Scorers differ by 2 or more points| CNA (mitre) | CVSS 3.1 | 2.9 |
|---|---|---|
| ADP (redhat-SADP) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade libexpat and libexpat/libexpat to 2.8.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libexpat projectlibexpat | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHublibexpat/libexpatpkg:github/libexpat/libexpatOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A security update for Firefox and Thunderbird is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the listed vulnerabilities. For detailed instructions on applying the update, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patches.
Description
This Red Hat Security Advisory addresses multiple security vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox and related components, including denial of service, privilege escalation, information disclosure, use-after-free, sandbox escapes, mitigation bypasses, spoofing, race conditions, integer overflows, and incorrect boundary conditions. The update is for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and includes fixes for a broad range of issues affecting Firefox and Thunderbird components. The advisory rates the security impact as Important and provides a comprehensive set of patches to remediate these vulnerabilities.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98124 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468575 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550393 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550394 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550396 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550397 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550400 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550401 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550403 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550404 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550405 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550406 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550408 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550410 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550411 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550412 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550413 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550417 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2550418 (opens in a new tab)