What is CVE-2026-16405?

CVE-2026-16405 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-16405?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2026-16405

Information disclosure in the Networking: WebSockets component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions 140.13, 153

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@mozilla.org
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16405?: CVE-2026-16405 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-16405?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.