CVE-2026-8952
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component.
Published May 19, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · mozilla firefox
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 19, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
Affected
- cpe mozilla/firefoxversion unspecified
- cpe mozilla/thunderbirdversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgCVE-2026-8952
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-8952
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2026-8952
Privilege escalation in the Application Update component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151 and Thunderbird 151.
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