Incorrect boundary conditions in Mozilla Firefox Canvas2D
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Canvas2D graphics component of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are classified as CWE-119. A remote attacker without privileges needs a user to interact with crafted content, and the CVSS vector rates the confidentiality and integrity impact as low.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | — | 153.5, 158 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 153.5, 158 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
Mozilla fixed Firefox and Thunderbird in versions 153.5 and 158. Red Hat fixes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream in RHSA-2026:93443, RHSA-2026:95596 and RHSA-2026:95597. Red Hat has no fix planned for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 and no fix available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 10.
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 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:95596 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird 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 Importantthunderbird 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 Importantthunderbird security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-153.5.0-1.el9_8
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 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | 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
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109731
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-979r-w4rq-7697
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Mozilla/[email protected], Mozilla/Thunderbird@158 · CNA
- 2026-10-13 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-19 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-31 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-31 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93443 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-02 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-05 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95597 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95596 · Red Hat
References
More Mozilla vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-109731 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109731 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-979r-w4rq-7697 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-109731 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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