Mitigation bypass in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird DOM component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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-693.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are affected. A protection mechanism failure in the DOM: Core & HTML component allows a mitigation bypass (CWE-693). An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass security protections without user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31
Description from the CNA
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Core & HTML 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
- Yes
- 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
Mozilla Firefox should be updated to version 158. Mozilla Thunderbird should be updated to version 158.
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: Low. 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-2026-109780
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-h533-hm9m-8rqf
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Mozilla/Thunderbird@158 · CNA
- 2026-10-13 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 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-2026-109780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-109780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h533-hm9m-8rqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-109780 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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