Description
Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159. Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.
References

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159.
Title Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T18:16:51.508Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T14:05:59.210Z

Link: CVE-2026-118008

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T14:28:34.901Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-27T14:16:58.603

Modified: 2026-10-27T19:17:26.573

Link: CVE-2026-118008

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Updated: 2026-10-27T17:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management