CVE-2026-118008

HighCVSS 8.8

Published: 27/10/2026(UTC)Updated: 28/10/2026(UTC)Translated: 27/10/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.35%

29th percentile - higher than 29% of all known CVEs

Summary

Privilege escalation vulnerability in the DOM: Navigation component. It was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.

Risk Assessment

It may allow privilege escalation within the browser or mail client context, increasing the risk of system compromise.

Recommendation

Update Firefox and Thunderbird to version 159.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Privilege escalation in the DOM: Navigation component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 159 and Thunderbird 159.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS