CVE-2026-8093
Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Memory Corruption in Firefox 150.0.1

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-8093, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-05-07

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: Mozilla Corporation

Description

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 150.0.1. 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 150.0.2 and Thunderbird 150.0.2.

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Published
2026-05-07
Last Modified
2026-06-30
Generated
2026-07-07
AI Q&A
2026-05-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
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Vendor Product Version / Range
mozilla firefox to 150.0.2 (exc)
mozilla thunderbird to 150.0.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-120 The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves memory safety bugs present in Firefox version 150.0.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption, which means that the program could access or modify memory in unintended ways. It is presumed that with enough effort, these bugs could be exploited to run arbitrary code, potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the affected system. The issue was fixed in Firefox version 150.0.2.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability could be severe because it may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on your system. This means that an attacker could potentially run malicious software, steal data, or take control of your device if you are using the affected Firefox version 150.0.1. Updating to Firefox 150.0.2 or later versions resolves this risk.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should update Firefox to version 150.0.2 or later, where the memory safety bugs have been fixed.

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify how CVE-2026-8093 affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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