CVE-2026-16412
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs
Summary
Memory safety bugs in Firefox ESR 140.12 and Firefox 152 could lead to memory corruption and potentially remote code execution. Patches are available in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.
Risk Assessment
The risk is high – an attacker could exploit these bugs to execute arbitrary code in the browser context, potentially leading to system compromise.
Recommendation
Immediately update Firefox to version 153 or Firefox ESR to 140.13, and Thunderbird to version 153 or 140.13.
Other vulnerabilities in Firefox
See all- CVE-2026-92079Unknown
Mitigation bypass in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92078Unknown
Denial-of-service in the Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92077Unknown
Denial-of-service in the SVG component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92076Unknown
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Networking component of Firefox and Thunderbird. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92075Unknown
Mitigation bypass in the Networking component of Firefox and Thunderbird. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92074Unknown
Mitigation bypass in the Popup Blocker component of Firefox and Thunderbird. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92073High
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Enterprise Policies component of Firefox and Thunderbird. It was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156. It could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on the system.
- CVE-2026-92072Unknown
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Safe Browsing component of Firefox and Thunderbird. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92071Unknown
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component of Firefox and Thunderbird. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
- CVE-2026-92070Unknown
Information disclosure in the Networking component of Firefox and Thunderbird. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, and Thunderbird 156.
Original NVD description (English source)
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.12 and Firefox 152. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 140.13, Thunderbird 153, and Thunderbird 140.13.