Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2026-2796
JIT miscompilation in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 148 and Thunderbird 148.
EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 148
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 148
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2796?
- CVE-2026-2796 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2796?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-2796 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.