CVE-2026-12291 (GCVE-0-2026-12291)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-16 11:52 – Updated: 2026-06-16 16:08
VLAI
Title
Use-after-free in the Networking: HTTP component
Summary
Use-after-free in the Networking: HTTP component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 152, Firefox ESR 140.12, Firefox ESR 115.37, Thunderbird 152, and Thunderbird 140.12.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 115.37 , ≤ 115.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 140.12 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 152 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 140.12 , ≤ 140.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 152 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
Zijie Zhao
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