CVE-2026-117913
Low risk· EPSS 8%Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use-after-free in the SVG component of Firefox and Thunderbird. It was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.
Risk Assessment
The use-after-free could be exploited to execute code or cause a crash after processing malicious SVG content. Systems running vulnerable browser or mail client versions are at risk.
Recommendation
Update Firefox and Thunderbird to the fixed versions (Firefox 159, ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, 153.6). Verify that ESR 115 versions are no longer in use in the organization.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Use-after-free in the SVG component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159, Firefox ESR 153.6, Thunderbird 159, and Thunderbird 153.6.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS