CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-2777

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.37%

29th percentile - higher than 29% of all known CVEs

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Messaging System component of Firefox and Thunderbird. The flaw is fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.

Risk Assessment

Privilege escalation could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or perform operations with elevated privileges, posing a serious risk to system confidentiality and integrity.

Recommendation

Immediately update Firefox to version 148 or later, and Thunderbird to version 148 or later. For ESR versions, apply Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, or Thunderbird 140.8 accordingly.

Original NVD description (English source)

Privilege escalation in the Messaging System component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148, Firefox ESR 115.33, Firefox ESR 140.8, Thunderbird 148, and Thunderbird 140.8.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS