Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-109/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-106/
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-98501
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2049069
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2026-10-13
Updated: 2026-10-14
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.00157