Mozilla Firefox — CVE-2026-4689 (Critical)

Date Mar 24, 2026

Type Vendor advisory

Signal Critical vendor advisory

Vendor / Product Mozilla · Firefox

CVE CVE-2026-4689

Critical vendor advisory CVE-2026-4689

Summary

Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions, integer overflow in the XPCOM component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 149, Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird 149, and Thunderbird 140.9.

Why it matters

This CVE carries a CRITICAL severity rating (CVSS 10.0) in Mozilla Firefox. Patch or mitigate promptly.

Operator check

Review CVE-2026-4689 in your asset inventory. Apply patches per vendor guidance and verify Firefox is not exposed. CVSS score: 10.0.

Sources

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