CVE-2026-124951
UnknownSummary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in the Nimbus Desktop Client component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160 and Firefox ESR 153.7.
Risk Assessment
Allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the browser context, potentially amplifying the impact of other vulnerabilities. It poses a notable risk to environments running vulnerable versions.
Recommendation
Update Firefox to version 160 or Firefox ESR to 153.7 (or later). Verify that the update covers all workstations.
Other vulnerabilities in Firefox
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Same-origin policy bypass vulnerability in the CSS Parsing and Computation component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124949Unknown
An unspecified vulnerability in the SVG component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124948High
Vulnerability caused by incorrect boundary conditions and use-after-free in the Graphics component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160 and Firefox ESR 153.7.
- CVE-2026-124947High
Vulnerability caused by incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124946Unknown
Invalid pointer vulnerability in the JavaScript Engine: JIT component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124945Unknown
Invalid pointer vulnerability in the Layout: Text and Fonts component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124944Medium
Information disclosure vulnerability in the Marionette component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124943High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Layout component of Firefox. It was fixed in Firefox 160.
- CVE-2026-124942Unknown
Invalid pointer in the DOM: Streams component of Firefox. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 160 and Firefox ESR 153.7.
- CVE-2026-124941Medium
Information disclosure in the Security: RLBox component of Firefox. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 160 and Firefox ESR 153.7.
Original NVD description (English source)
Privilege escalation in the Nimbus Desktop Client component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 160 and Firefox ESR 153.7.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS