Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

CVE-2026-8950

Same-origin policy bypass in the Networking: HTTP component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.

EPSS: 0.000 (5.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8950?
CVE-2026-8950 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-8950?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.