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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-60744

| CVE-2026-74935 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-08-18 mozilla GHSA-8r77-hpjc-9jv5
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mozilla
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Vendor (mozilla) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.8 HIGH

Network-delivered via web content, no privileges or special conditions required, but user must visit attacker page; privilege escalation stays within browser process boundary (S:U).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (mozilla).

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:28 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 18, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 12:23 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in Firefox's DOM Networking component allows remote attackers who can lure a user to a malicious webpage to achieve high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The flaw, rooted in improper privilege management (CWE-269), affects all Firefox releases prior to version 154 and multiple ESR branches, and has been patched across four simultaneous Mozilla advisories (mfsa2026-74 through mfsa2026-77). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker prepares malicious webpage
Delivery
Deliver URL to victim via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Victim loads page in vulnerable Firefox
Execution
Trigger DOM Networking privilege escalation
Persist
Attacker code gains elevated browser privileges
Impact
High-impact read/write/availability compromise achieved

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation User interaction is required: the victim must actively navigate to or load attacker-controlled web content in a vulnerable version of Firefox (UI:R per CVSS). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 is driven by network delivery, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and high CIA impact - but crucially, user interaction is required (UI:R), limiting opportunistic mass exploitation. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted webpage that triggers the improper privilege management flaw in Firefox's DOM Networking component. When a target user visits the page - whether via phishing, malvertising, or a compromised site - the exploit escalates the attacker's web content from a sandboxed low-privilege context to a higher-privilege networking capability, resulting in full read/write/availability impact within the browser. …
Remediation Vendor-released patches are available: upgrade to Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, or Firefox ESR 153.1 as appropriate for the deployed branch. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, issue critical patch advisory to all users and enable automatic updates to Firefox 154 or later; audit current Firefox version distribution across the enterprise to identify gaps. …

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