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TI-2026-81192 Aliases CVE-2026-117866GHSA-qjjg-jwpj-6849

Use-after-free in Firefox Canvas2D enables privilege escalation

Priority LOW 38CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free flaw in the Graphics: Canvas2D component (CWE-416). Memory is used after it has been freed, which allows privilege escalation. A remote attacker without privileges or user interaction can trigger the flaw, according to the CVSS 3.1 vector.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

Privilege escalation due to use-after-free in the Graphics: Canvas2D component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 115.44, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00358 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 115.44, 153.6, 159Thunderbird (Mozilla): 153.6, 159Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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—115.44, 153.6, 159Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbird—153.6, 159Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 115.44, 153.6, 159 Patch available CNA
  • Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 153.6, 159 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

Firefox is fixed in 115.44, 153.6 and 159, and Thunderbird is fixed in 153.6 and 159. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 with no fix planned and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 with none available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.44, 153.6, 159
  • Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 153.6, 159

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 9AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117866
  2. 2026-10-27 Fix available: Mozilla/Thunderbird@159 · CNA
  3. 2026-10-27 1 new reference · CNA
  4. 2026-10-27 Fix available: Mozilla/[email protected] · CNA
  5. 2026-10-27 1 new reference · CNA
  6. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-qjjg-jwpj-6849
  7. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  9. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  10. 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  11. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 6

  • 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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Sources

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