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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-30924

| CVE-2026-8972 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-05-19 mozilla GHSA-96x7-hrvx-gqj6
High
Disputed · 8.8 Vendor: mozilla
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Recon
    Attacker hosts malicious WebRTC page
  2. Delivery
    Victim on Firefox <151 visits link
  3. Exploit
    Page initiates getUserMedia/RTCPeerConnection
  4. Install
    Crafted media negotiation triggers CWE-269 flaw
  5. C2
    Privilege check bypassed in WebRTC component
  6. Execute
    Attacker gains elevated browser-context capabilities
  7. Impact
    Confidentiality, integrity and availability impact on user session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to be running Firefox earlier than 151 and to interact with attacker-controlled web content that drives the WebRTC Audio/Video component (UI:R in the CVSS vector) - typically clicking a link to a malicious page and, depending on the WebRTC call path used, accepting a media permission prompt. No prior authentication to the target is needed (PR:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the limiting factors are concrete: the user must actively visit hostile content, WebRTC must be enabled in the profile (the default), and the browser must not yet have been updated past 151. Browsers other than Firefox and Firefox builds already on 151 or newer are out of scope.

Impact

Signals diverge meaningfully here: the CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H scores 8.8 (High) and SSVC marks the issue as Automatable=yes with partial technical impact, yet EPSS is only 0.03% (8th percentile) and SSVC Exploitation=none, with no KEV entry and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The UI:R component is the principal mitigant - the victim must visit or interact with attacker-controlled content - and combined with the lack of observed exploitation suggests this is a real but not urgent priority compared with KEV-listed browser bugs. One conflict worth flagging: the description characterises this as 'privilege escalation' while the CVSS vector is AV:N with PR:N, indicating the elevation occurs inside the browser sandbox/origin model rather than to OS-level privileges - verify scope with the Mozilla advisory before treating as a host-level EoP.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious site (or compromises a third-party script loaded by one) that initiates a WebRTC session as soon as the victim, using a pre-151 Firefox build, visits the page and accepts the camera/microphone or other media prompt. The crafted SDP exchange or media pipeline interaction triggers the improper privilege management flaw, granting the attacker elevated capabilities inside the browser context with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but SSVC marks the issue as automatable, so a working proof-of-concept could be scripted into a drive-by kit once details surface.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – May 20, 2026

Privilege escalation in Mozilla Firefox's WebRTC Audio/Video component allows remote attackers to elevate privileges within the browser context when a user is lured into interacting with a malicious page. The flaw carries a CVSS 8.8 with required user interaction and was addressed in Firefox 151; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS exploitation probability sits at 0.03% (8th percentile).

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Firefox 151 or later, which Mozilla states resolves the WebRTC Audio/Video privilege escalation, per advisories https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46/ and https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50/. If immediate patching is blocked, the most targeted compensating control is to disable WebRTC in affected profiles by setting media.peerconnection.enabled=false in about:config - this prevents the vulnerable code path from being reached but will break Jitsi, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams web client, Discord voice and any other browser-based RTC use. Enterprise fleets can additionally restrict the attack surface via the DisabledFeatures policy in policies.json to suppress WebRTC, and pair this with web-filtering rules that block untrusted media-conferencing origins until the browser update is rolled out; see the Bugzilla tracker at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2033275 for technical confirmation.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The defect lives in Firefox's WebRTC subsystem (cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox), which handles real-time peer-to-peer audio and video streams via the getUserMedia, RTCPeerConnection and related APIs. The root cause class is CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), meaning the WebRTC code path fails to correctly enforce the privilege boundary between untrusted web content and a higher-privileged browser capability, letting an attacker perform actions reserved for elevated contexts. Because WebRTC negotiation surfaces complex media pipelines (SDP parsing, ICE candidates, codec handlers) directly to remote origins, errors in privilege checks here are exploitable purely through page content rendered by the renderer process.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 3.4 LOW

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Severity Changed
May 20, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
MEDIUM HIGH
CVSS changed
May 20, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM) 8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
May 19, 2026 - 12:30 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Privilege escalation in the WebRTC: Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox (CVE-2026-8972, CVSS 8.8) could allow attackers to gain elevated access within the browser when users visit malicious pages, potentially compromising employee access to corporate applications and sensitive data. All Firefox users in your organization are at risk. Patched versions are available and should be deployed immediately.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 92% exploitable
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed

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