XSS in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2026-9309
Firefox for iOS Reader View did not properly escape HTML tags in JSON-LD metadata. A malicious page could inject markup that changed Reader View behavior and leaked sensitive URL parameters. These parameters could then be used to access internal pages, potentially resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution in an internal origin. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 151.2.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox For iOS — versions 151.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-53/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-9309?
- CVE-2026-9309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-9309?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.