CVE-2026-74979
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
Bypassing security measures could allow installation of unauthorized add-ons or bypass security policies, potentially leading to browser integrity compromise.
Recommendation
Update Firefox and Thunderbird to versions containing the fixes.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS