Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessHost crafted WebAssembly page
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ExploitLure victim to open URL
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ExecutionTrigger WebAssembly engine flaw
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ImpactLeak/alter content-process data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to run an unpatched Firefox prior to version 157 and to load attacker-controlled web content that exercises the WebAssembly engine (UI:R in the vector). No authentication or elevated privileges are needed (PR:N), and WebAssembly is enabled by default, so no special browser configuration is required. The practical limiting factors are the mandatory user interaction (visiting or rendering the malicious page), the scope-unchanged nature of the bug (S:U - it does not by itself escape the content-process sandbox), and the modest confidentiality/integrity impact (C:L/I:L, no availability impact); a full host compromise would require chaining with a separate sandbox-escape bug. |
| Impact | All exploitation-probability signals point to low real-world urgency despite the MEDIUM 5.4 base score. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw that nonetheless requires user interaction (UI:R) - the victim must load a crafted page - and yields only low confidentiality and low integrity impact with no availability effect, consistent with a content-process issue that does not escape the sandbox on its own. EPSS is 0.15% (4th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code was identified, so this is not actively exploited and not a near-term mass-exploitation candidate. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input. There is no contradiction among the signals: the modest vendor score, trivially low EPSS, absence of KEV/POC, and the UI:R gating all agree this is a routine browser memory/logic hardening fix bundled into Firefox 157, not a standalone priority. The main caveat is specificity: CWE is N/A and the description is a bare 'Other issue in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component,' so the precise bug class cannot be confirmed from available data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing crafted WebAssembly/JavaScript that triggers the flaw in Firefox's WebAssembly engine, and lures a victim running an unpatched Firefox (pre-157) to visit it. On load, the bug lets the page disclose a small amount of in-process information and/or cause limited integrity effects within the content process. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and successful attack requires the victim to actually open the attacker-controlled content. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 01, 2026
Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 157 contain a flaw in the WebAssembly component that can be triggered when an unauthenticated remote attacker convinces a victim to load a crafted webpage, resulting in limited information disclosure and integrity impact. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is 0.15% (4th percentile), indicating low real-world exploitation likelihood. Because the bug is scope-unchanged, it does not grant sandbox escape on its own; a full host compromise would require chaining with a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox 157 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch for this issue. The official advisories are at https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97/ and https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-101/. If an immediate upgrade is not possible, users can disable WebAssembly by setting javascript.options.wasm to false in about:config; however, this workaround may break web applications that rely on WebAssembly (e.g., games, CAD tools, and some video conferencing services). Additionally, exercising caution when visiting untrusted sites can reduce exposure, but the primary remediation is patching. No other specific compensating controls are suggested by the vendor.
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The JavaScript: WebAssembly component allows Firefox to execute portable binary code for near-native performance. The vulnerability is an unspecified 'other issue' (CWE not provided) in how the engine handles WebAssembly bytecode or runtime state, leading to low confidentiality and integrity impact while availability is unaffected. WebAssembly is enabled by default, so no special configuration is required for an attack to succeed, but the attacker must entice the user to visit a malicious page. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates the attack is network-accessible, unauthenticated, and requires user interaction; the scope remains unchanged, meaning the flaw does not cross trust boundaries within the browser’s process architecture. Tags classify it as an information disclosure issue.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Remote crafted web content with no privileges but mandatory victim page load (UI:R); content-process-scoped (S:U) with low confidentiality and integrity and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (mozilla).
CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Other issue in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 157.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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