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Mozilla Firefox < 159.0

high Nessus Plugin ID 372631

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 159.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2026-118 advisory.

 - Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159.
 (CVE-2026-118008)

 - Same-origin policy bypass in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6. (CVE-2026-117860)

 - Sandbox escape in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6. (CVE-2026-117861)

 - Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.
 (CVE-2026-117862)

 - Information disclosure due to uninitialized memory in the Audio/Video component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.
 (CVE-2026-117863)

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 version 159.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2026-118/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 372631

File Name: macos_firefox_159_0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/27/2026

Updated: 10/27/2026

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: High

Score: 7

Percentile: 97.98

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-118008

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-100801, CVE-2026-117860, CVE-2026-117861, CVE-2026-117862, CVE-2026-117863, CVE-2026-117864, CVE-2026-117865, CVE-2026-117866, CVE-2026-117867, CVE-2026-117868, CVE-2026-117869, CVE-2026-117870, CVE-2026-117871, CVE-2026-117872, CVE-2026-117873, CVE-2026-117874, CVE-2026-117875, CVE-2026-117876, CVE-2026-117877, CVE-2026-117878, CVE-2026-117879, CVE-2026-117880, CVE-2026-117881, CVE-2026-117882, CVE-2026-117883, CVE-2026-117884, CVE-2026-117885, CVE-2026-117886, CVE-2026-117887, CVE-2026-117888, CVE-2026-117889, CVE-2026-117890, CVE-2026-117891, CVE-2026-117892, CVE-2026-117893, CVE-2026-117894, CVE-2026-117895, CVE-2026-117896, CVE-2026-117897, CVE-2026-117898, CVE-2026-117899, CVE-2026-117900, CVE-2026-117901, CVE-2026-117902, CVE-2026-117903, CVE-2026-117904, CVE-2026-117905, CVE-2026-117906, CVE-2026-117907, CVE-2026-117908, CVE-2026-117909, CVE-2026-117910, CVE-2026-117911, CVE-2026-117912, CVE-2026-117913, CVE-2026-117914, CVE-2026-117915, CVE-2026-117916, CVE-2026-117917, CVE-2026-117918, CVE-2026-117919, CVE-2026-117920, CVE-2026-117921, CVE-2026-117922, CVE-2026-117923, CVE-2026-117924, CVE-2026-117925, CVE-2026-117926, CVE-2026-117927, CVE-2026-117928, CVE-2026-117929, CVE-2026-117930, CVE-2026-117931, CVE-2026-117932, CVE-2026-117933, CVE-2026-117934, CVE-2026-117935, CVE-2026-117936, CVE-2026-117937, CVE-2026-117938, CVE-2026-117939, CVE-2026-117940, CVE-2026-117941, CVE-2026-117942, CVE-2026-117943, CVE-2026-117944, CVE-2026-117945, CVE-2026-117946, CVE-2026-117947, CVE-2026-117948, CVE-2026-117949, CVE-2026-117950, CVE-2026-117951, CVE-2026-117952, CVE-2026-117953, CVE-2026-117954, CVE-2026-117955, CVE-2026-117956, CVE-2026-117957, CVE-2026-117958, CVE-2026-117959, CVE-2026-117960, CVE-2026-117961, CVE-2026-117962, CVE-2026-117963, CVE-2026-117964, CVE-2026-117965, CVE-2026-117966, CVE-2026-117967, CVE-2026-117968, CVE-2026-117969, CVE-2026-117970, CVE-2026-117971, CVE-2026-117972, CVE-2026-117973, CVE-2026-117974, CVE-2026-117975, CVE-2026-117976, CVE-2026-117977, CVE-2026-117978, CVE-2026-117979, CVE-2026-117980, CVE-2026-117981, CVE-2026-117982, CVE-2026-117983, CVE-2026-117984, CVE-2026-117985, CVE-2026-117986, CVE-2026-117987, CVE-2026-117988, CVE-2026-117989, CVE-2026-117990, CVE-2026-117991, CVE-2026-117992, CVE-2026-117993, CVE-2026-117994, CVE-2026-117995, CVE-2026-117996, CVE-2026-117997, CVE-2026-117998, CVE-2026-117999, CVE-2026-118000, CVE-2026-118002, CVE-2026-118003, CVE-2026-118004, CVE-2026-118005, CVE-2026-118006, CVE-2026-118007, CVE-2026-118008, CVE-2026-118009, CVE-2026-118010, CVE-2026-118011, CVE-2026-118012, CVE-2026-118013, CVE-2026-118014, CVE-2026-118015, CVE-2026-118016, CVE-2026-118017, CVE-2026-118019, CVE-2026-118020, CVE-2026-118021, CVE-2026-118022, CVE-2026-118023, CVE-2026-118024, CVE-2026-118025, CVE-2026-118026