Firefox iOS RTL Domain Rendering Issue in Link Preview
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
Firefox for iOS displayed specially crafted right-to-left (RTL) and internationalized domain names (IDNs) incorrectly in link preview UI surfaces. A crafted RTL hostname could visually reorder portions of the displayed domain, causing attacker-controlled sites to appear as trusted origins. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 151.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox for iOS (Mozilla) Fixed in 151.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78h4-7j7j-4p28
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-9078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-78h4-7j7j-4p28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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