CVE-2026-8955

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Workers component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.

Score

CVSS 3.1 8.8 High

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2026-05-19

Last modified

2026-10-14

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Thunderbird (Mozilla)

References

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2031064
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-48/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-51/