CVE-2026-4717

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Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2021695 Permissions Required
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
History

25 Mar 2026, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary
  • (es) Escalada de privilegios en el componente Netmonitor. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox &lt; 149, Firefox ESR &lt; 140.9, Thunderbird &lt; 149, y Thunderbird &lt; 140.9.

24 Mar 2026, 21:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-23/ -
  • () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-24/ -
Summary (en) Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149 and Firefox ESR < 140.9. (en) Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.

24 Mar 2026, 19:08

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2021695 - () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2021695 - Permissions Required
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-20/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-22/ - Vendor Advisory
First Time Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8

24 Mar 2026, 13:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2026-03-24 13:16

Updated : 2026-03-25 14:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-4717

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4717

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4717

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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo