Description
Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Preferences: Backend component. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 157 and Firefox 157.
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Preferences: Backend component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 157. Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Preferences: Backend component. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 157 and Firefox 157.
References

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Preferences: Backend component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 157.
Title Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Preferences: Backend component
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T17:14:57.783Z

Reserved: 2026-09-26T19:17:53.460Z

Link: CVE-2026-100804

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T14:28:09.995Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-29T13:17:45.493

Modified: 2026-09-30T18:18:09.633

Link: CVE-2026-100804

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-29T12:36:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-100804 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T08:00:12Z

Weaknesses