CVE-2026-4690

March 25, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

8.6
High

Description

Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the XPCOM component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 115.34, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Mozilla
  • Firefox
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.
CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a mozilla firefox / / / / esr / / /
a mozilla firefox / / / / - / / /
a mozilla firefox / / / / esr / / /

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: March 24, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified: March 25, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Status : Modified

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

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