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CVE-2026-118008

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Description

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-27 14:16:58.603000
Last modified
2026-10-28 04:17:59.213000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-118008",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:16:58.603",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28T04:17:59.213",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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  "affected": [
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            }
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        },
        {
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          "product": "Thunderbird",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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            },
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2075440",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-118/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-121/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}