CVE-2026-8401

Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.3, Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11, and Thunderbird 140.11.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2038679	Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-45/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-47/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-48/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-51/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21378
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21380
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21381
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21382
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22325
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22643
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26174
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26268
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26269
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26270
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26491
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26492
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26493
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26521
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26536
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26539
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26551
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26606
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26629
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26630
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27715
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8401
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2476492
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-8401.json

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-12 15:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 01:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-8401

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8401

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

CWE-653

Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization

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