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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-60676

| CVE-2026-74938 CRITICAL
Protection Mechanism Failure (CWE-693)
2026-08-18 mozilla GHSA-g352-92jc-35rp
9.1
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
    Lure user to malicious site
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted JavaScript payload
  3. Exploit
    Bypass GC exploit mitigation
  4. Execution
    Chain with memory-corruption primitive
  5. Impact
    Execute code / disclose memory in content process

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation targets the Firefox JavaScript engine's garbage collector, so the concrete prerequisite is that the victim renders attacker-controlled JavaScript - i.e. the user opens a malicious or compromised web page in a vulnerable Firefox/Firefox ESR build (any version before 154 / ESR 153.1). Although the supplied CVSS vector states UI:N, the practical limiting factor is user interaction: the target must be induced to load the hostile content, which bounds this from being a fully drive-by, zero-click network attack. A further limiting factor is that CWE-693 denotes a mitigation bypass, so meaningful impact generally requires pairing it with a separate memory-corruption bug; alone it lowers the barrier to exploitation rather than granting direct code execution. No authentication is required against the browser itself.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), which on paper describes a remote, unauthenticated, no-interaction attack with high confidentiality and integrity impact. This vector warrants scrutiny: browser flaws in web-rendered JavaScript almost always require the victim to load attacker-controlled content, so the UI:N (no user interaction) metric is questionable and likely should be UI:R - teams should treat the effective attack as requiring a user to visit a malicious page. Equally important, CWE-693 signals a mitigation *bypass* rather than a standalone code-execution bug, meaning real-world impact typically depends on chaining this with a separate memory-corruption vulnerability; the high C/I scoring may reflect that chained potential rather than direct exploitability in isolation. Working signals are limited: there is no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC in the supplied data, so no public exploit identified at time of analysis. On balance this is a genuinely high-severity issue in a very widely deployed browser and any operator running Firefox should patch promptly, but the absence of active-exploitation and POC signals suggests it is not (yet) an emergency on the level of a confirmed in-the-wild zero-day; prioritize it as a standard high-priority browser update.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing crafted JavaScript that abuses the GC mitigation bypass, then lures a Firefox user to visit it (via phishing link, malvertising, or a compromised site). The bypass neutralizes a memory-safety hardening measure, and when combined with a memory-corruption primitive it can lead to disclosure of sensitive process memory or code execution in the browser content process. No POC is present in the provided data, so this scenario is inferred from the component and CVSS impact metrics.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Protection-mechanism bypass in the Firefox JavaScript engine's garbage collector (JavaScript: GC) undermines a built-in exploit mitigation, weakening a defense that normally hinders memory-corruption exploitation. The flaw affects Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR and was addressed by the vendor in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; it was reported internally by Mozilla.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Firefox 154 or Firefox ESR 153.1 or later, which contain the fix. Because Firefox auto-updates by default, ensure automatic updates are enabled and force an update check across managed fleets; for enterprise-managed deployments push the updated ESR build through your existing distribution channel. Consult the Mozilla advisories (https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/, mfsa2026-77, mfsa2026-78, mfsa2026-80) and the Bugzilla entry (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2053688) for branch-specific detail. If patching cannot happen immediately, compensating controls are limited but include restricting untrusted web browsing and enforcing strict content controls; disabling JavaScript via policy would neutralize the JavaScript-engine attack surface but breaks the majority of modern websites and is impractical for general use, so it is only viable for locked-down kiosk or high-security endpoints.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the JavaScript engine's garbage collection (GC) subsystem within Firefox (SpiderMonkey). CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) indicates the root cause is not a direct memory-corruption primitive itself but the defeat or circumvention of a security mitigation - for example a hardening measure that constrains attacker control over GC-managed memory. Such mitigation bypasses are typically valuable as one link in a larger exploit chain, restoring exploitability to bugs the mitigation was designed to neutralize. The single CPE, cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, confirms the Firefox application as the affected product across unspecified versions prior to the fix.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Remote web content over the network with no privileges, but a victim must load a malicious page so UI:R rather than UI:N; high confidentiality/integrity impact via the browser content process, no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat 7.5 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (mozilla).

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.1
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Mitigation bypass in the JavaScript: GC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical bypass in Firefox's memory-corruption defense mechanism undermines the garbage collector, potentially enabling exploitation of memory-safety vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. Organizations deploying Firefox enterprise-wide face increased risk of remote code execution if users encounter attack vectors targeting this weakened protection. Immediate patching is essential given the browser's ubiquity and the severity of the underlying flaw.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch (Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76% exploitable
Prevalence
High
major mainstream desktop web browser with very large user base
Data Quality
4 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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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

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9.3 Jan 13

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CVE-2013-1710 CRITICAL POC
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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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