Critical severity9.6CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26486
CVE-2022-26486
Description
An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
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Affected products
56cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*range: <97.3.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*range: <97.0.2
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*range: <91.6.1
- (no CPE)range: <97.0.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <91.6.2
- (no CPE)range: <91.6.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
<97.3.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <97.3.0
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords43 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/firefoxpkg:rpm/almalinux/thunderbirdpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP3
< 91.7.0-3.el8_5.alma+ 42 more
- (no CPE)range: < 91.7.0-3.el8_5.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 91.7.0-2.el8_5.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.2-8.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.7.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.7.0-78.167.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-150.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-152.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.1-112.92.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.2-8.59.1
- (no CPE)range: < 91.6.2-8.59.1
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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