CVE-2026-100801
HighCVSS 8.8Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in the DLL Services component. Fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Thunderbird 157, Thunderbird 140.17, Thunderbird 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.
Risk Assessment
Privilege escalation could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized system access.
Recommendation
Update Firefox or Thunderbird to the patched versions.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Privilege escalation in the DLL Services component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 153.4, Thunderbird 157, Thunderbird 140.17, Thunderbird 153.4, Firefox 157, and Firefox ESR 140.17.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS