Mozilla Firefox ESR < 115.41

critical Nessus Plugin ID 345902

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 115.41. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2026-91 advisory.

- Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, Firefox ESR 140.16, and Firefox ESR 153.3. (CVE-2026-92015)

- Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, Firefox ESR 140.16, and Firefox ESR 153.3.
(CVE-2026-92006, CVE-2026-92007, CVE-2026-92008, CVE-2026-92009, CVE-2026-92010, CVE-2026-92011, CVE-2026-92012, CVE-2026-92013)

- Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 115.41 and Firefox ESR 140.16. (CVE-2026-92014)

- Sandbox escape in the DOM: Core & HTML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, Firefox ESR 140.16, and Firefox ESR 153.3. (CVE-2026-92018)

- Mitigation bypass in the Remote Settings Client component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, Firefox ESR 140.16, and Firefox ESR 153.3. (CVE-2026-92019)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 115.41 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-91/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 345902

File Name: mozilla_firefox_115_41_esr.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/15/2026

Updated: 9/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.38

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-92015

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox ESR

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-92006, CVE-2026-92007, CVE-2026-92008, CVE-2026-92009, CVE-2026-92010, CVE-2026-92011, CVE-2026-92012, CVE-2026-92013, CVE-2026-92014, CVE-2026-92015, CVE-2026-92017, CVE-2026-92018, CVE-2026-92019, CVE-2026-92020, CVE-2026-92022, CVE-2026-92023, CVE-2026-92024, CVE-2026-92025, CVE-2026-92027, CVE-2026-92028, CVE-2026-92029