CVE-2026-6785
Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Memory Corruption in Firefox and Thunderbird ESR Enables Code Execution

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-6785, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-04-26

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: Mozilla Corporation

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox ESR 115.34, Firefox ESR 140.9, Thunderbird ESR 140.9, Firefox 149 and Thunderbird 149. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150, Firefox ESR 115.35, Firefox ESR 140.10, Thunderbird 150, and Thunderbird 140.10.

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Published
2026-04-26
Last Modified
2026-06-30
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-04-26
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
mozilla firefox to 150.0 (exc)
mozilla firefox to 115.35.0 (exc)
mozilla firefox From 140.0 (inc) to 140.10.0 (exc)
mozilla thunderbird From 140.0 (inc) to 140.10.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
CWE-125 The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update affected Mozilla products to the fixed versions as soon as possible.

  • Upgrade Firefox to version 150 or later.
  • Upgrade Firefox ESR to version 115.35 or 140.10 or later.
  • Upgrade Thunderbird to version 150 or later.
  • Upgrade Thunderbird ESR to version 140.10 or later.
Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves memory safety bugs found in specific versions of Firefox ESR and Thunderbird. These bugs can cause memory corruption, which means that the software might access or modify memory in unintended ways. Such memory corruption could potentially be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on your system without your permission. This could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, system compromise, or other malicious activities. The vulnerability has a high severity score, indicating significant potential impact.

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