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Same-origin policy bypass in Mozilla Firefox Address Bar

Priority LOW 37CWE-346Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird contain a same-origin policy bypass in the Address Bar component, caused by an origin validation error (CWE-346). A remote attacker with no privileges can gain high confidentiality and integrity impact when a user interacts with the browser.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

Same-origin policy bypass in the Address Bar component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firefox (Mozilla): 153.6, 159Thunderbird (Mozilla): 153.6, 159Red Hat: 5 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MozillaFirefox—153.6, 159Patch availableCNA
MozillaThunderbird—153.6, 159Patch availableCNA
  • Firefox VendorMozilla Affected — Fixed in 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 versions 159 and ESR 153.6, and Thunderbird is fixed in versions 159 and 153.6. Red Hat rates this Moderate, lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as no fix planned, and lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10 as no fix available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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-2026-117965
  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-gj7v-fvh2-2q26
  7. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  9. 2026-11-05 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  10. 2026-11-05 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  11. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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