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Mozilla Firefox CVE-2026-74941

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60748 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-08-18 mozilla GHSA-5gpv-5wvw-2f9q
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mozilla
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Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
8.8 HIGH

Network-delivered via web page (AV:N, PR:N), single user visit required (UI:R, AC:L); unchanged scope since impact remains within browser process; full CIA loss from privilege escalation in rendering subsystem.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mozilla).

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:57 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
HIGH 8.8
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Privilege escalation in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in Firefox's CanvasWebGL graphics component affects all Firefox releases prior to version 154 and both active ESR branches, enabling a remote attacker to gain full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the browser process. The flaw stems from improper privilege management (CWE-269) in the WebGL canvas rendering pipeline, exploitable by luring a victim to a crafted web page - no authentication or special software is required beyond a standard Firefox installation. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker builds malicious WebGL canvas page
Delivery
Victim lured via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Firefox loads page and initializes CanvasWebGL context
Execution
Crafted WebGL operations trigger CWE-269 privilege mismanagement
Persist
Attacker escalates within browser process
Impact
Full C/I/A compromise of browser session data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to visit an attacker-controlled web page - this is the sole mandatory user interaction (UI:R per CVSS). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.8 score is grounded in a fully network-accessible (AV:N), low-complexity (AC:L), privilege-free (PR:N) attack requiring only a single user interaction (UI:R) - the victim visiting a malicious page - with high impact across all three CIA pillars. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious web page embedding JavaScript that invokes WebGL canvas operations specifically designed to trigger the improper privilege management flaw in Firefox's CanvasWebGL component. The victim is directed to the page via a phishing email or malvertising - once the page loads and WebGL executes automatically, the privilege escalation fires without any further user interaction, granting the attacker full control over data accessible to the Firefox process. …
Remediation Vendor-released patches are available: upgrade to Firefox 154 or later, Firefox ESR 140.14 or later, or Firefox ESR 153.1 or later, per Mozilla Security Advisories MFSA2026-74, MFSA2026-76, and MFSA2026-77 at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify all Firefox installations across the organization, including ESR versions and release lines, and issue user guidance to avoid untrusted websites pending patch availability. …

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