Findings

CVE-2026-109739

Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component.

Published Oct 13, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026

Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-109739

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-109739

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2026-109739

    Privilege escalation in the WebExtensions component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158 and Thunderbird 158.

    nvd.nist.gov

References