CVE-2026-100797 Mozilla Firefox - Privilege Escalation

Mozilla Firefox contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the Graphics: WebRender component, letting attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires triggering the use-after-free condition.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.27% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
29 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-416

Vendor fix

Update to Firefox ESR 153.4, Firefox 157, Firefox ESR 115.42, Firefox ESR 140.17 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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