CVE-2023-29539
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs
Summary
When handling the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header, the filename would be truncated if it contained a NULL character. This could lead to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware.
Risk Assessment
Users could be tricked into downloading malicious files, potentially leading to system infection.
Recommendation
Update Firefox, Firefox ESR, Focus for Android, or Thunderbird to a patched version.
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Sandbox escape in the Remote Settings Client component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Thunderbird 154.
- CVE-2026-74990Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox ESR 115.38, Firefox ESR 140.13, Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 115.39, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74989Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154 and Thunderbird 154.
- CVE-2026-74988Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74987Critical
Internally found bugs in Firefox ESR 140.13, Firefox ESR 153.0 and Firefox 153. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption or another security-relevant defect and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74986Critical
Site isolation issue in the CSS Parsing and Computation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74985Critical
Privilege escalation in the Enterprise Policies component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74979Critical
Mitigation bypass in the Add-ons Manager component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74964Critical
Integer overflow in the Graphics component. Fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
- CVE-2026-74961Critical
Side-channel vulnerability in the Web Audio component. Fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Original NVD description (English source)
When handling the filename directive in the Content-Disposition header, the filename would be truncated if the filename contained a NULL character. This could have led to reflected file download attacks potentially tricking users to install malware. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.