CVE-2026-109763
Low risk· EPSS 6%Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs
Summary
Mitigation bypass in the File Handling component. Fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
Risk Assessment
Bypassing security in file handling could allow an attacker to perform dangerous file operations, potentially leading to system compromise.
Recommendation
Update Firefox or Thunderbird to the specified version (158 or 153.5 ESR).
Other vulnerabilities in Firefox
See all- CVE-2026-113470Medium
Mozilla blocked compromised intermediate eMudhra certificates via OneCRL on October 17, and the list was distributed to clients via RemoteSettings the same day. This update contains the updated OneCRL block list, ensuring clients will block the compromised certificates even if RemoteSettings is disabled by policy or otherwise unavailable in the user's network environment. The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158.0.1, Firefox ESR 153.5.1, Firefox ESR 115.43.1, Thunderbird 158.0.1, and Thunderbird 153.5.1.
- CVE-2026-113401Medium
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the PDF Viewer component. The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158.0.1 and Thunderbird 158.0.1.
- CVE-2026-109755Critical
A vulnerability in the DOM: Content Processes component allows sandbox escape. It was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.
- CVE-2026-109750Critical
A vulnerability in the DOM: Web Authentication component causes a site isolation issue. It was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.
- CVE-2026-109745Critical
Sandbox escape due to uninitialized memory in the DOM: Web Serial component. It was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
- CVE-2026-109740Critical
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component. The flaw was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
- CVE-2026-109708Critical
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component. The vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, and Thunderbird 158 and 153.5.
- CVE-2026-109707Critical
Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
- CVE-2026-109705Critical
Sandbox escape, site isolation issue due to incorrect boundary conditions, use-after-free in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
- CVE-2026-106016Critical
Mitigation bypass in the File Handling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 157.0.1 and Thunderbird 158.
Original NVD description (English source)
Mitigation bypass in the File Handling component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS