CVE-2026-74957: mozilla firefox Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74957DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74957
Published 18-08-2026Last modified 21-08-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-74957 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.13 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-2026-0345MGASA-2026-0346OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11546-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11558-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11580-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21594-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21713-1RHSA-2026:58897RHSA-2026:58898RHSA-2026:58899RHSA-2026:64813RHSA-2026:64814RHSA-2026:65103RHSA-2026:65105RHSA-2026:65110RHSA-2026:65111RHSA-2026:65158RHSA-2026:65159RHSA-2026:65160RHSA-2026:65442RHSA-2026:65633RHSA-2026:65669RHSA-2026:65670RHSA-2026:65757RHSA-2026:65764RHSA-2026:65765RHSA-2026:65766RHSA-2026:65888SUSE-SU-2026:23304-1SUSE-SU-2026:23411-1SUSE-SU-2026:23590-1SUSE-SU-2026:3658-1SUSE-SU-2026:3683-1SUSE-SU-2026:3897-1SUSE-SU-2026:4140-1SUSE-SU-2026:4156-1SUSE-SU-2026:4268-1
Timeline
- 18-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mitigation bypass in the Safe Browsing component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, Thunderbird 140.14, and Thunderbird 153.1.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
36%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.13 pp
From 0.30% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.43%
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)
Debian2 products
- firefox-esr< 140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 140.14.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 140.14.0esr-2
- thunderbird< 1:140.14.0esr-1~deb12u1 | < 1:140.14.0esr-1~deb13u1 | < 1:140.14.0esr-1
Mozilla2 products
- firefox< 140.14.0 | ≥ 141.0, < 153.1.0
- thunderbird< 140.14.0 | ≥ 141.0, < 153.1.0
3 vendors · 12 products
References
13 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2041906Permissions Required
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-74/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-76/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-77/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-78/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-79/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-80/Vendor Advisory
