Frame poisoning in the Mozilla Firefox Layout component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox is affected by frame poisoning in its Layout component. The flaw is classified as CWE-451, a misrepresentation of critical information in the user interface. A remote attacker with no privileges and no user interaction can affect the integrity and availability of the browser.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Frame poisoning in the Layout component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox ESR 115.44.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Upgrade Firefox ESR to version 115.44, which fixes this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.44
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
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118027
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-38v7-8p8g-jfff
- 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Mozilla vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-118027 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118027 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38v7-8p8g-jfff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-118027 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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