What is CVE-2026-6778?

CVE-2026-6778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-6778?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2026-6778

Invalid pointer in the Audio/Video: Playback component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150 and Thunderbird 150.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox — versions 150
Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 150

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required)
security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6778?: CVE-2026-6778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-6778?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.