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TI-2026-81231 Aliases CVE-2026-117905GHSA-8h2g-x74g-98v9

Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Audio/Video Playback

Priority LOW 28CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird contain a use-after-free flaw (CWE-416) in the Audio/Video: Playback component. A remote attacker can trigger it by convincing a user to interact with crafted web content, which may crash the application or affect its memory integrity and confidentiality.

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

Description from the CNA

Use-after-free in the Audio/Video: Playback 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 0.00274 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Firefox (Mozilla): 115.44, 153.6, 159Thunderbird (Mozilla): 153.6, 159

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

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

Update Firefox to 115.44, 153.6, or 159 and Thunderbird to 153.6 or 159, depending on the release branch in use.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117905
  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-8h2g-x74g-98v9
  7. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  8. 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  9. 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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