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TI-2026-05028 Aliases CVE-2026-5735GHSA-rrjf-ccr2-ph7g

Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 149.0.2 and Thunderbird 149.0.2

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 149.0.1 and Thunderbird 149.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149.0.2 and Thunderbird 149.0.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00267 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 149.0.2Thunderbird (Mozilla): 149.0.2

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—149.0.2Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbird—149.0.2Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 149.0.2 Patch available CNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 149.0.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 149.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 149.0.2VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 149.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 149.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 149.0.2
  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 149.0.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. 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-2026-5735
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrjf-ccr2-ph7g

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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