CVE-2026-74947 (GCVE-0-2026-74947)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 12:23 – Updated: 2026-08-18 18:55
VLAI
Title
Privilege escalation due to invalid pointer in the Graphics component
Summary
Privilege escalation due to invalid pointer in the Graphics component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 153.1, Thunderbird 154, and Thunderbird 153.1.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 15:54 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-763 - Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Unaffected: 153.1 , ≤ 153.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 154 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Unaffected: 153.1 , ≤ 153.* (rpm)
Unaffected: 154 , ≤ * (rpm)
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Credits
navapon
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