CVE-2026-92017

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Service Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, Firefox ESR 140.16, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 140.16.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2061777
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-91/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-92/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-95/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 13:16

Updated : 2026-09-16 04:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-92017

Mitre link : CVE-2026-92017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-92017

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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