---
title: "CVE-2026-92033: Firefox for Android - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Firefox for Android contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, letting attackers escalate their privileges, exploit requires unspecified conditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92033/
---

# CVE-2026-92033 Firefox for Android - Privilege Escalation

Firefox for Android contains a privilege escalation vulnerability, letting attackers escalate their privileges, exploit requires unspecified conditions.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.35% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92033)

## 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

15 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to Firefox 156 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92033](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92033)
- [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=2047339](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2047339)
- [https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/](https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/)

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