Race condition in Mozilla Firefox
Priority LOW 34CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in the DOM: Content Processes component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, and Thunderbird 153.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00222 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 153.3, 156Thunderbird (Mozilla): 153.3, 156
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 | — | 153.3, 156 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 153.3, 156 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 153.3, 156
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 153.3, 156
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9647-52wr-wgmr
References
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-92042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9647-52wr-wgmr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92042 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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