CVE-2026-4693: Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Playback component
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-4693 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 39 · Related 9Timeline
- 24-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Playback component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
54%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 0.69% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional ConditionsThe product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.
- CWE-823Use of Out-of-range Pointer OffsetThe product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
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< 149.0-r0
- firefox-esr< 140.9.0-r0
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 140.9.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 140.9.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 140.9.0esr-1
- thunderbird< 1:140.9.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 1:140.9.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 1:140.9.0esr-1
Mozilla1 product
- firefox< 115.34.0 | < 149.0 | ≥ 128.0, < 140.9.0
Wolfi1 product
- firefox< 149.0-r0
5 vendors · 14 products
