Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to malicious web content
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DeliveryInvoke Add-ons Manager code path
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ExploitBypass add-on security mitigation
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ExecutionPerform unauthorized add-on/browser action
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ImpactCompromise browser confidentiality and integrity
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The vulnerability requires the Firefox Add-ons Manager component to be in use (its default, always-present state) on a version prior to Firefox 154 or ESR 153.1. Mozilla's CVSS vector states no authentication and no user interaction (PR:N/UI:N), which would mean exploitation against a default Firefox install without the victim clicking anything - but the mitigation-bypass nature of an add-on-management flaw strongly suggests exploitation is limited by needing an add-on install/interaction or a chain with a second bug, a discrepancy the one-line advisory does not resolve. Key limiting factors: the target must be an unpatched build, and the concrete trigger (which specific add-on mitigation is bypassed and whether a malicious add-on must be presented) is not disclosed in the available data and should be confirmed against Bugzilla bug 2045676. |
| Impact | The signals conflict and should be weighed carefully. Mozilla's CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H = 9.8) implies fully remote, unauthenticated exploitation with no user interaction and full CIA impact - but the described bug is a mitigation bypass in add-on management, a class that in practice usually depends on a user installing or interacting with an add-on, or on chaining with another flaw to be meaningful. The UI:N and PR:N metrics therefore look optimistic relative to the one-line description; verify with Mozilla before treating this as a wormable remote-code path. No EPSS score was supplied, it is not in CISA KEV, and no POC is referenced, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. Net: patch it as part of the normal Firefox security-update cadence given the high nominal score and Firefox's ubiquity, but the real-world exploitability is likely lower than the raw 9.8 suggests until Mozilla's advisory detail confirms otherwise. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker leverages the bypass to defeat a Firefox add-on security restriction - for instance getting an extension or add-on operation to proceed that Mozilla's mitigation was meant to block - thereby gaining broader access than intended in the browser context. Given the network attack vector, this could be delivered through a malicious or compromised web page or add-on distribution path; no public POC is currently available, so practical exploitation would require an attacker to independently develop one against the pre-154 code. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
Access-control mitigation bypass in the Firefox Add-ons Manager component allows attackers to circumvent a security protection that Mozilla had previously put in place around add-on handling, affecting Firefox before 154 and Firefox ESR before 153.1. Mozilla assigned this a 9.8 CVSS score with a fully remote, unauthenticated, no-user-interaction vector, though the terse advisory text does not detail the exact protection defeated. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS data was not provided.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Firefox 154 or Firefox ESR 153.1 (or later), which is the primary and complete fix per Mozilla advisories mfsa2026-74/-77/-78/-80 (https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/). For managed fleets, push the update through your standard browser deployment channel and verify the running build reports 154/153.1+. Because the defect is in the Add-ons Manager, an interim compensating control is to lock down extension installation via enterprise policy - for example set the ExtensionSettings/InstallAddonsPermission policy to block user-initiated add-on installs and allowlist only vetted, signed extensions - which reduces the attack surface but breaks users' ability to install new extensions and does not substitute for the patch. Consult the Bugzilla entry (bug 2045676) for the specific mitigation that was bypassed before relying on any workaround.
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The flaw lives in Firefox's Add-ons Manager, the subsystem responsible for installing, enabling, updating, and enforcing permission and signing policies on browser extensions (WebExtensions). The CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) classification indicates the root cause is a failure to correctly enforce an existing security restriction - a 'mitigation bypass' means a control Mozilla shipped to constrain add-on behavior or installation can be defeated rather than a brand-new bug class. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*, and Mozilla's convention means the same engine-level defect typically spans desktop Firefox and the ESR maintenance line, which is why multiple advisories (mfsa2026-74/-77/-78/-80) are cross-referenced.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Low–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Add-ons mitigation bypass realistically needs user interaction (UI:R) to install/interact with an add-on and a chained condition (AC:H); primary impact is integrity of add-on trust, not direct data loss or availability.
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CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Mitigation bypass in the Add-ons Manager component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Firefox ESR 153.1.
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Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-74979 is a critical access-control bypass in Firefox Add-ons Manager affecting versions before 154 and ESR before 153.1, allowing remote attackers to circumvent security protections around add-on handling without user interaction. This exposes enterprise users to unauthorized extension injection and browser hijacking at scale. With no patch currently available, this vulnerability poses immediate risk to organizational browser security and integrity.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable add-on auto-update functionality; require administrator approval for all add-on installations; monitor endpoint logs for unauthorized add-on modifications; consider browser isolation or sandboxing for high-risk operations; deploy web filtering to block known malicious add-on repositories. Transition non-critical users to alternative browsers until patched.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with
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The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and Se
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Same weakness CWE-284 – Improper Access Control
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SUSE
Severity: Important| Product | Status |
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| 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 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | Affected |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | Affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP3 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP4 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP5 | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | Affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | Affected |
| suse/kiosk/firefox-esr | Affected |
| suse/kiosk/firefox-esr:esr | Affected |
EUVD-2026-60692
GHSA-mh9g-c96g-23jc
NVD
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