CVE-2026-92054 Mozilla Firefox - Privilege Escalation

Mozilla Firefox < 156 and Firefox ESR < 153.3 contain a privilege escalation caused by a flaw in the Memory component, letting attackers escalate privileges, exploit requires no special conditions.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.24% 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
15 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-119

Vendor fix

Update to Firefox 156 or Firefox ESR 153.3 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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