High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-6761
CVE-2026-6761
Description
Privilege escalation in the Networking component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*range: <150.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*range: <140.10.0
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/firefox-esrpkg:rpm/almalinux/firefoxpkg:rpm/almalinux/firefox-x11pkg:rpm/almalinux/thunderbirdpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 140.10.1-r0+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 140.10.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 140.10.0-1.el9_7.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 140.10.0-1.el9_7.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 140.10.0-1.el10_1.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 150.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 140.9.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-30/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-32/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-33/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-34/nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPermissions Required
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