Universal XSS via the HTML language attribute in Translation Services
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Firefox for iOS directly interpolated the page's HTML language attribute into translation JavaScript, which is a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). An unauthenticated remote attacker can make attacker-controlled markup execute code in Firefox's privileged content world, bypassing the page's Content Security Policy, if a user interacts with a crafted page and uses Translation Services.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Description from the CNA
Firefox for iOS directly interpolated the page’s HTML language attribute into translation JavaScript, allowing attacker-controlled markup to execute code in Firefox’s privileged content world and bypass the page’s Content Security Policy. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox for iOS 157.1.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Mozilla fixed this in Firefox for iOS 157.1. Update Firefox for iOS to version 157.1 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
- Fix · CNA Firefox for iOS (Mozilla) Fixed in 157.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103418
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-7fw9-g4rg-xvqv
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-13 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Mozilla vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-103418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fw9-g4rg-xvqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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