Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2026-8401

Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.3, Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11, and Thunderbird 140.11.

EPSS: 0.001 (24.5th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8401?
CVE-2026-8401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-8401?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.