CVE-2026-8970
Privilege escalation in the Security component
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 09:11 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFirefoxThunderbird
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Privilege escalation in the Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 140.11.0v < 151.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 140.11 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 140.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 151 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 151.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 140.11v < 151.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 140.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 151 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 151.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269
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