Cryptographic issue in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird state component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are affected by a cryptographic issue in the Security Block-lists, Allow-lists, and other State component (CWE-295, improper certificate validation). A remote attacker without privileges needs a user to interact with the product to read and modify some data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Cryptographic issue in the Security Block-lists, Allow-lists, and other State component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158.0.1, Firefox ESR 153.5.1, Firefox ESR 115.43.1, Thunderbird 158.0.1, Thunderbird 153.5.1, and Firefox 158.0.2.
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 | — | 115.43.1, 153.5.1, 158.0.1, 158.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 153.5.1, 158.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
Update Firefox to 115.43.1 (ESR), 153.5.1 (ESR), 158.0.1 or 158.0.2, and Thunderbird to 153.5.1 or 158.0.1. Red Hat rates the issue Moderate and lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 as affected with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.43.1, 153.5.1, 158.0.1, 158.0.2
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 153.5.1, 158.0.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113470
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-vr39-qqr3-x9v4
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Mozilla/[email protected], Mozilla/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Mozilla/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-22 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2084311
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-111/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-112/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-113/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-114/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-115/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-116/
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Sources
- CVE-2026-113470 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113470 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vr39-qqr3-x9v4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-113470 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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