Improper check for unusual conditions in Mozilla Firefox
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-754Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video: Web Codecs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00714 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 140.9, 149Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.9, 149Red Hat: 25 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | — | 140.9, 149 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.9, 149 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.9, 149
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.9, 149
Red Hat 25 advisories
- RHSA-2026:8850 Released 2026-04-20 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:8427 Released 2026-04-16 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.9.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2026:8315 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el10_0
Show 22 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:8290 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:8284 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:8289 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:8286 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:8287 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:8288 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:8285 Released 2026-04-15 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2026:7858 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:7837 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) firefox-140.9.0-1.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.9.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:7845 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-140.9.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.9.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:7838 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:7843 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) firefox-140.9.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:7842 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:7841 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.9.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.9.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:7839 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-140.9.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:7840 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2026:6917 Released 2026-04-07 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:6342 Released 2026-04-01 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el10_1
- RHSA-2026:6188 Released 2026-03-30 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.9.0-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:5932 Released 2026-03-26 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.9.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:5930 Released 2026-03-26 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.9.0-1.el9_7, firefox-x11-140.9.0-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:5931 Released 2026-03-26 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.9.0-1.el10_1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5931, RHSA-2026:6342 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5932, RHSA-2026:6917 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:5930, RHSA-2026:6188 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7840, RHSA-2026:8285 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7858, RHSA-2026:8850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7842, RHSA-2026:8289 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7842, RHSA-2026:8289 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7838, RHSA-2026:8288 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7839, RHSA-2026:8286 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7841, RHSA-2026:8287 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7843, RHSA-2026:8315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7845, RHSA-2026:8290 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7837, RHSA-2026:8284 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7858, RHSA-2026:8850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7842, RHSA-2026:8289 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7838, RHSA-2026:8288 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:8427 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4695
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxpv-c2h6-hq9v
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-4695 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4695 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxpv-c2h6-hq9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-4695 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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