CVE-2026-92039: mozilla firefox Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSS: 6.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-92039DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92039
Published 15-09-2026Last modified 21-09-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-92039 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 8Timeline
- 15-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Notifications component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVDNIST6.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
9%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 0.16% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.20%
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)
Mozilla2 products
- firefox< 153.3.0 | ≥ 154.0.0, < 156.0.0
- thunderbird< 153.3.0 | ≥ 154.0, < 156.0
Debian1 product
- thunderbird< 1:153.3.0esr-1
3 vendors · 11 products
References
9 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2001265Permissions Required
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/Vendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-96/Vendor Advisory