Description
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
Published: 2026-05-19
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4592-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4594-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6283-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6288-1 thunderbird security update
History

Sat, 23 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-358
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 20 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-79

Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:00 +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

Wed, 20 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-693
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 19 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-79

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-285

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11. Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151, Firefox ESR 140.11, Thunderbird 151, and Thunderbird 140.11.
References

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla
Mozilla firefox
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-285
Vendors & Products Mozilla
Mozilla firefox

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Firefox ESR 140.11.
Title Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component
References

Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Thunderbird
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-20T15:46:25.018Z

Reserved: 2026-05-19T12:29:59.235Z

Link: CVE-2026-8962

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T15:13:12.151Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-19T14:16:52.600

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:04:41.050

Link: CVE-2026-8962

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-05-19T12:29:59Z

Links: CVE-2026-8962 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-23T14:00:06Z

Weaknesses