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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-60666

| CVE-2026-74971 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-08-18 mozilla GHSA-67f4-mqxj-f332
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mozilla
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Attacker hosts crafted web page
  2. Delivery
    Victim visits or is redirected to page
  3. Exploit
    Malicious script triggers DOM focus event sequence
  4. Execution
    Firefox improperly exposes sensitive data
  5. Persist
    Attacker script reads disclosed information
  6. Impact
    Data exfiltrated to attacker-controlled endpoint

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a victim running an unpatched Firefox version (prior to 154, ESR 140.14, or ESR 153.1) to visit or be redirected to an attacker-controlled web page, satisfying the UI:R prerequisite in the CVSS vector. The vulnerability is specific to the DOM UI Events and Focus Handling component, meaning exploitation likely requires triggering particular focus-related DOM event sequences through scripted interaction on the attacker's page. No authentication is required of the attacker (PR:N per CVSS vector), and no non-default browser configuration is indicated as a prerequisite. Exploitation is bounded by: (1) mandatory user interaction - the victim must load attacker content, ruling out purely passive network exploitation; (2) impact limited to partial confidentiality disclosure with no integrity or availability consequence; and (3) the exact data accessible is not specified in public CVE data - the precise leakage scope requires review of Bugzilla issue #2057204, which may be restricted.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N yields a Medium score of 4.3. The network attack vector with no privilege requirement is meaningful given Firefox's ubiquitous deployment footprint, but the required user interaction (UI:R) - a victim must visit or be redirected to attacker-controlled content - is a genuine friction point for mass exploitation. Impact is strictly limited to partial confidentiality (C:L) with no integrity or availability consequence (I:N/A:N), making this unsuitable as a standalone compromise vector. No EPSS score was included in the provided intelligence data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. KEV status is not confirmed and no public proof-of-concept exists at time of analysis, placing this firmly in the 'patch on your standard cycle' category rather than an emergency response priority. The breadth of simultaneous advisories (mfsa2026-74 through -80) suggests coordinated ESR and release-channel patching rather than an urgency-driven hotfix.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a web page that manipulates DOM focus events in a specific sequence targeting the vulnerable UI Events handler in Firefox. When a victim navigates to or is social-engineered into visiting this page, the malicious script triggers the information disclosure, potentially reading limited sensitive data - such as cross-origin state indicators or user interaction metadata - that Firefox improperly exposes during focus transitions. No public proof-of-concept exploit has been identified at time of analysis, so this scenario is inferred from the CVSS vector and CWE-200 classification.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Information disclosure in Firefox's DOM UI Events and Focus Handling component exposes limited sensitive data to remote attackers when a victim visits a crafted web page. All Firefox releases prior to 154, ESR prior to 140.14, and ESR 153.x prior to 153.1 are affected across all platforms, as confirmed by Mozilla across six simultaneous security advisories (mfsa2026-74 through mfsa2026-80). No active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV) and no public exploit code has been identified; real-world risk is moderated by the required user interaction and limited confidentiality-only impact.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Firefox 154 or later for standard release channel users, Firefox ESR 140.14 or later for the ESR 140.x track, or Firefox ESR 153.1 or later for the ESR 153.x track, as confirmed by Mozilla's security advisories at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/ and associated mfsa2026-76 through mfsa2026-80. Enterprise deployments managing Firefox via MDM, SCCM, or Mozilla's Enterprise Policy engine should expedite this update given Firefox's deployment scale. No documented workarounds are available in the referenced advisories; if immediate patching is not possible, restricting access to untrusted web content via network proxy or content filtering can reduce exposure surface, though this trades browsing functionality for risk reduction. The fix version is confirmed by vendor; no independent third-party verification was available in the provided data.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is Firefox's DOM UI Events and Focus Handling subsystem, part of the browser's rendering engine responsible for processing keyboard, pointer, and focus-related DOM events. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) identifies the root cause as improper isolation or filtering of data during event processing - likely that focus transitions or event sequencing inadvertently surfaces content or state that should remain opaque, potentially enabling cross-origin information leaks or exposure of user interaction patterns. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms all Firefox versions across all platforms are in scope prior to the patched releases. The simultaneous issuance of six Mozilla Security Advisories suggests the fix was delivered across Firefox release, ESR 140.x, ESR 153.x, and potentially Android and Focus tracks.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via web page (AV:N), no special conditions (AC:L), no attacker privileges (PR:N), victim must visit page (UI:R), impact strictly limited to partial confidentiality with no integrity or availability consequence.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/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:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 6.1 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (mozilla).

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Information disclosure in the DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
dominant desktop browser with hundreds of millions of active users
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
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 0.3%
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
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-4495 HIGH POC
8.8 Aug 08

The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote

CVE-2013-1690 HIGH POC
8.8 Jun 26

Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before

CVE-2013-0758 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Jan 13

Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderb

CVE-2013-0753 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Jan 13

Use-after-free vulnerability in the serializeToStream implementation in the XMLSerializer component in Mozilla Firefox b

CVE-2012-3993 CRITICAL POC
9.3 Oct 10

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbi

CVE-2013-1710 CRITICAL POC
10.0 Aug 07

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird befo

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

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with

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: Important
Product Status
Container suse/kiosk/firefox-esr:140.14-75.12 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS Fixed

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