Description
Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
Published: 2026-05-19
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-653
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 20 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla thunderbird
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla thunderbird

Tue, 19 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120

Tue, 19 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11. Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
References

Tue, 19 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-693
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 19 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-20

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11.
Title Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Widget: Win32 component
References

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Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T17:10:50.516Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T12:29:54.802Z

Link: CVE-2026-8959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-19T16:07:03.195Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-19T14:16:52.280

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:04:40.630

Link: CVE-2026-8959

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-19T12:29:55Z

Links: CVE-2026-8959 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T02:15:06Z