Code injection in Mozilla Firefox
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-94Published · 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
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Other issue in the WebRTC component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 140.10.2 and Thunderbird 140.10.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00446 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 140.10.2Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.10.2Red Hat: 21 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | — | 140.10.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.10.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.10.2
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.10.2
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2026:26539 Released 2026-06-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:26536 Released 2026-06-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:26521 Released 2026-06-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el9_6
Show 18 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:26268 Released 2026-06-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:26269 Released 2026-06-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:26270 Released 2026-06-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:26174 Released 2026-06-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:25015 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:24983 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.10.2-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2026:24755 Released 2026-06-09 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:24508 Released 2026-06-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) firefox-140.10.2-1.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.10.2-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:24516 Released 2026-06-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:24510 Released 2026-06-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) firefox-140.10.2-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.10.2-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:24509 Released 2026-06-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.10.2-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.10.2-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:24511 Released 2026-06-08 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) firefox-140.10.2-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:22643 Released 2026-06-03 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:22325 Released 2026-06-01 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:21381 Released 2026-05-27 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.11.0-1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:20574 Released 2026-05-26 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.10.2-1.el9_8, firefox-x11-140.10.2-1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:20566 Released 2026-05-26 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.10.2-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:19160 Released 2026-05-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.10.2-1.el10_2
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-2026:19160, RHSA-2026:22325 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:20566, RHSA-2026:22643 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:20574, RHSA-2026:21381 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24516, RHSA-2026:26270 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25015, RHSA-2026:26536 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24755, RHSA-2026:26268 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24509, RHSA-2026:26269 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24510, RHSA-2026:26174 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24511, RHSA-2026:26539 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24508, RHSA-2026:26521 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24516, RHSA-2026:26270 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25015, RHSA-2026:26536 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24755, RHSA-2026:26268 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:24983 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8094
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5ghx-9783-29rc
References
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- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-8094 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8094 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5ghx-9783-29rc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-8094 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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