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TI-2026-04117 Aliases CVE-2026-4722GHSA-fmr6-7878-wx6p

Privilege escalation in the IPC component

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Privilege escalation in the IPC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 149Thunderbird (Mozilla): 149

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefox—149Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbird—149Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 149 Patch available CNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 149 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 149.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 149.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 149
  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 149

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4722
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmr6-7878-wx6p

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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