Use-after-free in the Internationalization component. (CVE-2026-92060)
CVE-2026-92060 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Internationalization component of Firefox. This security flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. The vulnerability could potentially lead to high impact issues if exploited, but no known exploits are reported in the wild. Users of affected Firefox versions should upgrade to the fixed versions to mitigate the risk.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Internationalization component of Firefox. Use-after-free bugs occur when a program continues to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption or arbitrary code execution. Mozilla fixed this issue in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3 as part of their security updates announced on September 15, 2026. The advisory categorizes the impact as high but does not provide further technical details or exploitation methods.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which may be exploited to cause crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code. The impact is rated high by the vendor. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Use-after-free in the Internationalization component. (CVE-2026-92060)
Description
CVE-2026-92060 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Internationalization component of Firefox. This security flaw was addressed and fixed in Firefox version 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. The vulnerability could potentially lead to high impact issues if exploited, but no known exploits are reported in the wild. Users of affected Firefox versions should upgrade to the fixed versions to mitigate the risk.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Internationalization component of Firefox. Use-after-free bugs occur when a program continues to use memory after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption or arbitrary code execution. Mozilla fixed this issue in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3 as part of their security updates announced on September 15, 2026. The advisory categorizes the impact as high but does not provide further technical details or exploitation methods.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to memory corruption, which may be exploited to cause crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code. The impact is rated high by the vendor. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Mozilla has released official fixes for this vulnerability in Firefox 156 and Firefox ESR 153.3. Users and administrators should update to these versions or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-24hm-4wfv-86qx
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-92060"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa081055bf5e2cf5ea482c
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:08:00 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 05:05:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 06:01:24 UTC
Views: 5
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