CVE-2026-16394

Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Thunderbird 153.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2046748	Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-68/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-71/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-21 13:17

Updated : 2026-07-22 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-16394

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16394

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16394

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

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