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Mozilla Firefox EUVDEUVD-2026-88952

| CVE-2026-100799 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Variable (CWE-457)
2026-09-29 mozilla GHSA-6chf-cfvh-wmv2
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: mozilla
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Host crafted WebGPU page
  2. Exploit
    Lure victim to visit in Firefox
  3. Execution
    Trigger uninitialized-memory read in WebGPU
  4. Impact
    Browser/tab crash (denial of service)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Variable initialization checks
Exploitation Conditions

Requires the victim to actively browse to attacker-controlled web content using a vulnerable Firefox build (prior to version 157) with the WebGPU graphics path exercised - hence UI:R (user interaction). No authentication is required (PR:N), and it is remotely reachable over the network (AV:N), but exploitation is gated by user interaction and by the content reaching the WebGPU rendering component. Realistic impact is limited to a crash/denial-of-service (A:L); no code execution, integrity, or confirmed data-disclosure impact per the vendor vector.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite affecting a ubiquitous product. Mozilla's CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) yields only 4.3, with the sole impact being low availability - i.e., a crash rather than data theft or code execution. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code, so all exploitation signals point to no active or imminent threat. Note a tension: CWE-457 (uninitialized memory) and the 'Information Disclosure' tag both suggest a confidentiality leak, yet Mozilla explicitly scored C:N/I:N/A:L (availability-only), meaning the vendor assessed this as a crash/instability bug, not a memory-disclosure bug. Where a scoring gap exists, defer to Mozilla's own vector since they authored the advisory. Compared to its FF157 sibling advisories (numerous 8.8 use-after-free RCE-class bugs), this is at the very bottom of the batch and should be patched routinely, not urgently.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing crafted WebGPU content and lures a Firefox user (pre-157) to visit it. Rendering the page reads uninitialized memory in the Graphics: WebGPU component, most plausibly crashing the tab or browser. No public proof-of-concept exists and impact is limited to availability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 29, 2026

Uninitialized memory handling in Mozilla Firefox's WebGPU graphics component can crash the browser process, giving a remote attacker a low-impact denial-of-service condition against users running builds prior to Firefox 157. Exploitation requires the victim to actively browse attacker-controlled web content and for that content to drive the vulnerable WebGPU rendering path, so no authentication is required (PR:N) but user interaction is (UI:R); the vendor vector rates impact as availability-only (A:L) with no integrity or confidentiality effect. There is no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV does not list this CVE) and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis; the issue is considered a genuinely low-priority defect despite Mozilla Firefox being a ubiquitous target.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox 157 or later, which is the vendor-released patch referenced by MFSA 2026-97 (https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-97/); the fix commit context is documented in Bugzilla 2056217. Where immediate upgrade is not possible, the most direct compensating control is to disable the WebGPU feature via about:config by setting dom.webgpu.enabled to false (or the equivalent enterprise policy), which removes the vulnerable code path entirely at the cost of breaking WebGPU-dependent web applications and future graphics features for those users; this is a functional trade-off rather than a silent hardening step and should be staged and communicated to users. Because the attack requires the victim to load attacker-controlled content, additional interim risk reduction is available through content-blocking, script restriction, or restricting browsing to trusted sites, though these measures degrade general web usability and are not substitutes for the version 157 upgrade. No public exploit code has been identified, so emergency mitigations are not warranted beyond normal patching cadence for a low-severity availability issue.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-457 use of uninitialized variable in the Graphics: WebGPU component of Mozilla Firefox. WebGPU is the modern browser API that exposes GPU compute and rendering pipelines to JavaScript, meaning attacker-supplied web content can reach this code path through standard graphics operations rather than through a browser extension or privileged interface. Reading uninitialized memory in such a component typically arises from a buffer or descriptor allocated without full initialization before being consumed by the GPU driver or by shader-visible data structures, and the classic outcome is either a crash from interpreting garbage values or, in the worst case, disclosure of stale memory contents; the tagged 'Information Disclosure' classification reflects that theoretical data-leak surface, while the assigned vendor vector (C:N/I:N/A:L, S:U) constrains the demonstrable impact to a low-severity availability loss rather than confirmed information leakage or code execution. The affected CPE, cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, identifies the Firefox browser product family across vulnerable versions, with the fix landing in Firefox 157.

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Severity by source

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

Web-delivered so AV:N and no auth (PR:N) but victim must load a crafted page (UI:R); vendor-scored crash-only impact gives A:L with C:N/I:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE CRITICAL
Red Hat 6.1 MEDIUM

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: mozilla

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Sep 29, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Sep 29, 2026 - 12:36 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 29, 2026 - 12:36 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Uninitialized memory in the Graphics: WebGPU component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 157.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Firefox is one of the most widely deployed desktop web browsers
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 No
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-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-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-2016-1960 HIGH POC
8.8 Mar 13

Integer underflow in the nsHtml5TreeBuilder class in the HTML5 string parser in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox

CVE-2015-0816 MEDIUM POC
5.0 Apr 01

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource

CVE-2015-0802 MEDIUM POC
5.0 Apr 01

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 relies on docshell type information instead of page principal information for Window.webidl

CVE-2013-2566 MEDIUM POC
5.9 Mar 15

The RC4 algorithm, as used in the TLS protocol and SSL protocol, has many single-byte biases, which makes it easier for

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 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

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