CVE-2026-74989
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CVE-2026-74989 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Internally found bugs present in Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Internally found bugs present in Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Thunderbird 154.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 154.0.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 154.0 |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/Vendor Advisory
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- Status
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