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TI-2026-71648 Aliases CVE-2026-109704GHSA-2rfh-6j5m-8mfw

Privilege escalation in Firefox and Thunderbird Application Update

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird contain a privilege escalation flaw in the Application Update component, caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). A remote attacker with low privileges can gain higher privileges, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00409 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 153.5, 158Thunderbird (Mozilla): 153.5, 158Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 4 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefox—153.5, 158Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbird—153.5, 158Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 153.5, 158 Patch available CNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 153.5, 158 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 2

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Mozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Mozilla

Remediation

Upgrade to Firefox 158 or Firefox ESR 153.5, or to Thunderbird 158 or Thunderbird 153.5. Red Hat advisories RHSA-2026:89756, RHSA-2026:89757 and RHSA-2026:89758 fix Firefox on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9 and 10, and RHSA-2026:93443, RHSA-2026:95596 and RHSA-2026:95597 fix Thunderbird on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, 9.6 EUS and 9.4 E4S. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and 10 have none available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 153.5, 158
  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 153.5, 158

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:95596 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird-153.5.0-1.el9_6
  • RHSA-2026:95597 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) thunderbird-153.5.0-1.el9_4
  • RHSA-2026:93443 Released 2026-11-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-153.5.0-1.el9_8
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:89757 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-153.5.0-1.el9_8, firefox-x11-153.5.0-1.el9_8
  • RHSA-2026:89756 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-153.5.0-1.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:89758 Released 2026-10-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    firefox security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) firefox-153.5.0-1.el10_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:89758
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:89756
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:89757, RHSA-2026:93443
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2026:95597
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:95596

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109704
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-2rfh-6j5m-8mfw
  3. 2026-10-13 Fix available: Mozilla/[email protected], Mozilla/Thunderbird@158 · CNA
  4. 2026-10-13 2 new references · CNA
  5. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  7. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  8. 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  9. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  10. 2026-10-31 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-31 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89758 · Red Hat
  13. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89757 · Red Hat
  14. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:89756 · Red Hat
  15. 2026-10-31 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · Red Hat
  16. 2026-11-02 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93443 · Red Hat
  17. 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  18. 2026-11-05 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) · Red Hat
  19. 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) · Red Hat
  20. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95597 · Red Hat
  21. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95596 · Red Hat

References

Other 5

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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