Site isolation issue in Firefox and Thunderbird Web Authentication
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird have a site isolation issue in the DOM Web Authentication component. The flaw is missing authorization (CWE-862), which lets a remote attacker without privileges reach resources beyond the isolated site boundary. Exploitation requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
Description from the CNA
Site isolation issue in the DOM: Web Authentication component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | — | 158 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 158 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
Update Firefox to version 158 and Thunderbird to version 158, which fix this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 158
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 158
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
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109750
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-w5qr-crf7-85gx
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Mozilla/Thunderbird@158 · CNA
- 2026-10-13 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-31 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-31 CVSS score added · Red Hat
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-2026-109750 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109750 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w5qr-crf7-85gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-109750 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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