CVE-2026-12302: mozilla firefox Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-12302DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12302CGA-27q8-4f79-rcvvCGA-hhjw-6pcg-8922CGA-j97q-9rm3-jj57CGA-qh2v-952w-g5jr
Published 16-06-2026Last modified 16-06-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-12302 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 37 · Related 14MGASA-2026-0242MGASA-2026-0243MGASA-2026-0326OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11052-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11055-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11072-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21043-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21168-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21519-1RHSA-2026:27717RHSA-2026:27733RHSA-2026:27734RHSA-2026:29940RHSA-2026:30846RHSA-2026:33445RHSA-2026:36100RHSA-2026:36101RHSA-2026:36102RHSA-2026:36103RHSA-2026:37210RHSA-2026:37391RHSA-2026:38506RHSA-2026:38750RHSA-2026:38751RHSA-2026:38753RHSA-2026:39011RHSA-2026:39141RHSA-2026:39142RHSA-2026:39428RHSA-2026:39706SUSE-SU-2026:22351-1SUSE-SU-2026:23115-1SUSE-SU-2026:23137-1SUSE-SU-2026:2582-1SUSE-SU-2026:2583-1SUSE-SU-2026:2814-1SUSE-SU-2026:2852-1CGA-22V9-CGP9-W7HC
Timeline
- 16-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.25%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu8 products
- mozjs102All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs115All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard2 products
- firefox< 140.12-r0
- firefox-esr< 140.12-r0
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 140.12.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 140.12.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:140.12.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 1:140.12.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 1:140.12.0esr-1
Mozilla2 products
- firefox< 140.12.0 | < 152.0.0
- thunderbird< 140.12.0 | < 152.0.0
Wolfi1 product
- firefox< 140.12-r0
5 vendors · 15 products
References
12 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2034489Permissions Required
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-57/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-58/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-59/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-60/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-61/Vendor Advisory
