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CVE-2026-8401

Mozilla Firefox — Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component

Description · from the CVE record

Sandbox escape in the Profile Backup component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.0.3, Firefox ESR 115.36, Firefox ESR 140.11, and Thunderbird 140.11.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Firefoxsee advisory115.36CNA
Thunderbirdsee advisory140.11CNA
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10see advisory0:140.11.0-1.el10_2redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10see advisory0:140.11.0-1.el10_2redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Supportsee advisory0:140.11.0-1.el10_0redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Supportsee advisory0:140.11.0-1.el10_0redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Supportsee advisory0:140.11.0-1.el7_9redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8see advisory0:140.11.0-1.el8_10redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8see advisory0:140.11.0-1.el8_10redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportsee advisory0:140.11.0-1.el8_4redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportsee advisory0:140.11.0-1.el8_4redhat-SADP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onsee advisory0:140.11.0-1.el8_4redhat-SADP

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
redhat-SADP (CNA)7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2038679refmozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-45refmozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-47refmozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-48refmozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2026-51refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8401refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2476492refsecurity.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-8401.jsonadvisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26551advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27715advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26539advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21380advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22325advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21382advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22643advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26629advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26270advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26606advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26536advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26630advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26268advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26491advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26269advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26493advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26174advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26492advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26521advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21378advisoryaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21381