Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component
Privilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 156, Firefox ESR 115.41, Firefox ESR 140.16, Firefox ESR 153.3, Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.
- EUVD-2026-78470
- ALSA-2026:69461
- ALSA-2026:70642
- ALSA-2026:71652
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11796-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11826-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11827-1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21951-1
- RHSA-2026:69461
- RHSA-2026:69462
- RHSA-2026:70642
- RHSA-2026:71652
- RLSA-2026:69461
- RLSA-2026:69462
- RLSA-2026:70642
- RLSA-2026:71652
- SUSE-SU-2026:4247-1
- SUSE-SU-2026:4264-1
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 18th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mozilla Firefox
- 115.41 and later · up to and including 115.*not affected · rpm
- 140.16 and later · up to and including 140.*not affected · rpm
- 153.3 and later · up to and including 153.*not affected · rpm
- 156 and laternot affected · rpm
Mozilla Thunderbird
- 140.16 and later · up to and including 140.*not affected · rpm
- 153.3 and later · up to and including 153.*not affected · rpm
- 156 and laternot affected · rpm
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | firefox | before 140.16.0-1.el10_2 | 140.16.0-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | firefox | before 140.16.0-1.el8_10.alma.1 | 140.16.0-1.el8_10.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | thunderbird | before 140.16.0-1.el9_8.alma.1 | 140.16.0-1.el9_8.alma.1 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 | 140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | before 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 | 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | firefox-esr | before 140.16.0esr-1~deb13u1 | 140.16.0esr-1~deb13u1 |
| Debian:13 | thunderbird | before 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb13u1 | 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | firefox-esr | before 140.16.0esr-1 | 140.16.0esr-1 |
| Debian:14 | thunderbird | all versions | — |
| openSUSE:Leap 16.0 | MozillaFirefox | before 153.3.0-160000.1.1 | 153.3.0-160000.1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | before 153.3.0-1.1 | 153.3.0-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | before 156.0-1.1 | 156.0-1.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | before 140.16.0-1.1 | 140.16.0-1.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | firefox | before 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | firefox-debugsource | before 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | firefox | before 0:140.16.0-1.el8_10 | 0:140.16.0-1.el8_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:140.16.0-1.el8_10 | 0:140.16.0-1.el8_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | firefox-debugsource | before 0:140.16.0-1.el8_10 | 0:140.16.0-1.el8_10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | firefox | before 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | firefox-debugsource | before 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | firefox-x11 | before 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | thunderbird | before 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 |
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Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-3765Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x befKEV94Now
- CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV87Now
- CVE-2015-4495The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypassKEV86Now
- CVE-2013-1690Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properKEV86Now
- CVE-2019-17026Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.KEV76This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:firefox | 140.16.0-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| AlmaLinux:thunderbird | 140.16.0-1.el9_8.alma.1 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Debian:firefox-esr | 140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Debian:thunderbird | 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| openSUSE:firefox-esr | 153.3.0-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| openSUSE:MozillaFirefox | 156.0-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| openSUSE:MozillaThunderbird | 140.16.0-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:firefox | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:firefox-debugsource | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:firefox-x11 | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:thunderbird | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:thunderbird-debugsource | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| Rocky Linux:firefox | 0:140.16.0-1.el10_2 · Rocky Linux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Rocky Linux:thunderbird | 0:140.16.0-1.el9_8 · Rocky Linux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:MozillaFirefox | 153.3.0-118.8.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-4720175 days apartMemory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 14939Monitor
- CVE-2026-4721175 days apartMemory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 14939Monitor
- CVE-2026-4729175 days apartMemory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 14939Monitor
- CVE-2026-7321140 days apartSandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the WebRTC: Networking component38Monitor
- CVE-2026-920100 days apartPrivilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component35Monitor
- CVE-2026-920430 days apartPrivilege escalation due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Audio/Video component35Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) { return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2058064
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-90/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-91/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-92/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-93/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-94/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-95/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-96/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.