Integer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · 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. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the Graphics: Text component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149.0.2, Firefox ESR 140.9.1, Thunderbird 149.0.2, and Thunderbird 140.9.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00364 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 140.9.1, 149.0.2Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.9.1, 149.0.2Red Hat: 24 advisoriesRed Hat: 17 fixed, 3 without a fix
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | — | 140.9.1, 149.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.9.1, 149.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.9.1, 149.0.2
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.9.1, 149.0.2
Red Hat 24 advisories
- RHSA-2026:15889 Released 2026-05-11 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:14303 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:14223 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_8
Show 21 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:13977 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.9.1-2.el7_9
- RHSA-2026:13922 Released 2026-05-06 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.9.1-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.9.1-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:13683 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:13682 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:13665 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) firefox-140.9.1-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:13600 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:13583 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) firefox-140.9.1-1.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.9.1-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:13582 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) firefox-140.9.1-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.9.1-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:13596 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-140.9.1-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:13533 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:13412 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:13342 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:12264 Released 2026-04-30 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2026:11813 Released 2026-04-29 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:11805 Released 2026-04-29 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2026:9638 Released 2026-04-22 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el10_1
- RHSA-2026:9345 Released 2026-04-21 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:8459 Released 2026-04-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.9.1-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:8052 Released 2026-04-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.9.1-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:7671 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.9.1-1.el9_7, firefox-x11-140.9.1-1.el9_7
- RHSA-2026:7672 Released 2026-04-13 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.9.1-1.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-2026:7672, RHSA-2026:9638 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:8052, RHSA-2026:9345 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:7671, RHSA-2026:8459 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:11805 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13600, RHSA-2026:14303 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13683, RHSA-2026:15889 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13683, RHSA-2026:15889 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13682, RHSA-2026:14223 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:12264, RHSA-2026:13596 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13412, RHSA-2026:13922 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:11813, RHSA-2026:13665 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13533, RHSA-2026:13582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13342, RHSA-2026:13583 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13600, RHSA-2026:14303 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13683, RHSA-2026:15889 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13682, RHSA-2026:14223 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13977 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mj57-mxq8-qvw9
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
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- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-5732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mj57-mxq8-qvw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-5732 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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