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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-37104

| CVE-2026-12313 MEDIUM
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-06-16 mozilla GHSA-h8rm-48w7-7wp9
Medium
Disputed · 4.7 Vendor: mozilla
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Attacker hosts malicious web content
  2. Delivery
    User visits attacker-controlled page in Firefox
  3. Exploit
    Malicious content triggers improper privilege handling in Process Sandboxing
  4. Execution
    Content process escapes sandbox boundary
  5. Persist
    Sensitive host-side information read by attacker code
  6. Impact
    Data exfiltrated to attacker infrastructure

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

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Exploitation Conditions

User interaction is required - specifically, the targeted user must visit or be redirected to an attacker-controlled web page or open attacker-supplied content within the Firefox browser (UI:R). No authentication to any service is required from the attacker's perspective (PR:N), and no special non-default Firefox configuration is identified as a prerequisite; the vulnerability exists in the core Process Sandboxing component present in standard Firefox installations. Exploitation is limited by the need for per-user engagement (not automatable per SSVC), meaning bulk or worm-style propagation without user interaction is not feasible. The impact ceiling is also constrained: only confidentiality is affected (C:L), so attackers cannot modify data or crash the browser through this path alone. Exploitation is further limited to Firefox versions prior to 152 and ESR versions prior to 140.12 on all supported desktop platforms.

Impact

The CVSS base score of 4.7 (Medium) reflects a network-reachable, scope-changing flaw requiring only user interaction and no privileges, but with a limited confidentiality-only impact and no integrity or availability consequence. The scope change (S:C) elevates theoretical concern because it represents a true sandbox boundary violation, but C:L caps practical damage. EPSS data was not provided, limiting probabilistic exploitation forecasting. SSVC assessment further reduces urgency: exploitation status is none, the attack is not automatable (UI:R enforces a per-user engagement requirement), and technical impact is partial - meaning no full system compromise is indicated. No KEV listing confirms this is not known to be actively exploited at time of analysis. No POC is referenced in supplied intelligence. Overall, this is a moderate-priority patch, important because sandbox escapes represent architectural trust boundary violations, but not an emergency given limited scope of data exfiltration and absence of exploitation signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious webpage that, when visited by a Firefox user on any affected version, triggers improper privilege handling within the Process Sandboxing component. Through this sandbox escape, the attacker's content-layer code gains read access to data or resources outside the browser sandbox - such as files, environment variables, or memory belonging to the host process - and can exfiltrate this information to an attacker-controlled server. No public exploit code is referenced in the available intelligence.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 16, 2026

Sandbox escape with information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox's Process Sandboxing component allows a remote attacker to break out of the browser sandbox and read sensitive data from the host environment when a user visits attacker-controlled content. Affected versions span all Firefox releases prior to 152 and all Firefox ESR releases prior to 140.12, patched by Mozilla in mfsa2026-57 and mfsa2026-58. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and SSVC signals no current exploitation activity, keeping real-world urgency at moderate priority despite the scope-changing nature of the flaw.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to upgrade Mozilla Firefox to version 152 or later, or Mozilla Firefox ESR to version 140.12 or later; these are the vendor-confirmed patched releases per mfsa2026-57 and mfsa2026-58 respectively at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-57/ and https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-58/. Enterprise deployments using ESR should prioritize the 140.12 ESR release to remain on a supported long-term channel while receiving the fix. If immediate patching is infeasible, restrict Firefox use to trusted browsing contexts only and consider deploying network-level controls (e.g., web proxy filtering for untrusted or external content) to reduce exposure to attacker-controlled pages that could trigger the exploit - note these controls add friction without eliminating the root vulnerability. No partial workaround exists that disables the Process Sandboxing component safely without further increasing attack surface.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The Process Sandboxing component in Firefox is a security boundary designed to isolate web content processes from the host operating system, limiting the blast radius of content-layer exploitation. CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) identifies the root cause as a failure to correctly enforce privilege constraints within or around this sandboxing layer, permitting a content process to perform operations or access resources above its intended privilege level. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms all platform variants of Firefox (Windows, macOS, Linux) are within scope. The CVSS scope flag S:C is consistent with this - a sandbox escape by definition transitions impact from the sandboxed vulnerable component to a component (the host system or other processes) outside it. The disclosed impact is limited to confidentiality (C:L), consistent with information disclosure rather than arbitrary code execution or persistent installation.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY 4.7 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

Network delivery via browser, no privileges needed, user must visit malicious page (UI:R), sandbox escape changes scope (S:C), limited confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE CRITICAL
Red Hat 6.1 MEDIUM

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
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Jun 16, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
4.7 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Jun 16, 2026 - 11:52 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Information disclosure, sandbox escape in the Security: Process Sandboxing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152 and Firefox ESR 140.12.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% 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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
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.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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9.3 Jan 13

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CVE-2013-1710 CRITICAL POC
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CVE-2017-3823 HIGH POC
8.8 Feb 01

An issue was discovered in the Cisco WebEx Extension before 1.0.7 on Google Chrome, the ActiveTouch General Plugin Conta

CVE-2014-8636 HIGH POC
7.5 Jan 14

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CVE-2013-0757 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Jan 13

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbi

CVE-2014-1510 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 19

The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and Se

CVE-2014-1511 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 19

Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remo

CVE-2013-0643 HIGH
8.8 Feb 27

The Firefox sandbox in Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.67 and 11.x before 11.6.602.171 on Windows and Mac OS X, and b

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS Affected

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