Out-of-bounds Read in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2026-6786

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (4.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6786?
CVE-2026-6786 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-6786?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.