CVE-2026-8952

Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

20 May 2026, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8

20 May 2026, 14:47

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First Time Mozilla thunderbird
Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2021727 - () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2021727 - Permissions Required
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-46/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50/ - () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50/ - Vendor Advisory

19 May 2026, 18:16

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Summary (en) Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151. (en) Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
References
  • () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-50/ -

19 May 2026, 15:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5
CWE CWE-269

19 May 2026, 14:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-19 14:16

Updated : 2026-05-20 17:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-8952

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8952

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8952


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
  • thunderbird
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management