Use after free in Mozilla Firefox
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-416Published · 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: 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-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use-after-free in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 140.16 and Thunderbird 140.16.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00282 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 140.16Thunderbird (Mozilla): 140.16Red Hat: 21 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 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 | — | 140.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 140.16 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.16
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 140.16
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2026:83496 Released 2026-10-15 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-140.16.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2026:83077 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) firefox-140.16.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-140.16.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:83076 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_6
Show 18 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:82817 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) firefox-140.16.0-1.el9_6, firefox-x11-140.16.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:82818 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) firefox-140.16.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:82780 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) firefox-140.16.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-140.16.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:82779 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:82720 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:82122 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2026:81912 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2026:81884 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2026:81913 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2026:81393 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:81392 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el10_0
- RHSA-2026:81394 Released 2026-10-12 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2026:73971 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:73130 Released 2026-09-29 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:71652 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-140.16.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:70642 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-140.16.0-1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:69462 Released 2026-09-21 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-140.16.0-1.el9_8, firefox-x11-140.16.0-1.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:69461 Released 2026-09-21 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-140.16.0-1.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-2026:69461, RHSA-2026:73130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:71652, RHSA-2026:73971 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:69462, RHSA-2026:70642 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82122, RHSA-2026:82779 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81913, RHSA-2026:83076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81912, RHSA-2026:82720 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81394, RHSA-2026:82780 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81393, RHSA-2026:83077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81392, RHSA-2026:82818 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81884, RHSA-2026:82817 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82122, RHSA-2026:82779 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81913, RHSA-2026:83076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:81912, RHSA-2026:82720 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:83496 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92021
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gpq-5x64-h429
- 2026-10-12 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81392 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-12 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81394 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81393 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81912 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81913 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:81884 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) +7 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82122 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82720 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82780 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82779 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82818 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82817 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83076 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83077 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: RHSA-2026:83496 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) · Red Hat
References
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- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-92021 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92021 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gpq-5x64-h429 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92021 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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