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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-109718

Use-after-free in the XML component.

Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Use-after-free in the XML

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109718. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of Use-after-free in the XML is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Use-after-free in the XML).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.23%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 firefox-esr · Debian:12 thunderbird · Debian:13 firefox-esr · Debian:13 thunderbird · Debian:14 firefox-esr · Debian:14 thunderbird

Use-after-free in the XML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 115.43, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 firefox-esr0 → 153.5.0esr-1~deb12u1
  • Debian:12 firefox-esr102.11.0esr-1, 102.12.0esr-1, 102.12.0esr-1~deb10u1
  • Debian:12 thunderbird1:102.11.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1~deb10u1
  • Debian:13 firefox-esr0 → 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1
  • Debian:13 thunderbird1:128.13.0esr-1, 1:128.14.0esr-1, 1:128.14.0esr-1~deb11u1
  • Debian:14 firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1, 128.14.0esr-1, 128.14.0esr-1~deb11u1
  • Debian:14 thunderbird1:128.13.0esr-1, 1:128.14.0esr-1, 1:128.14.0esr-1~deb11u1

How to fix CVE-2026-109718

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109718. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of Use-after-free in the XML is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 153.5.0esr-1~deb12u1, 102.11.0esr-1, 102.12.0esr-1, 102.12.0esr-1~deb10u1, 1:102.11.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1, 1:102.12.0-1~deb10u1, 0 → 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1, 1:128.13.0esr-1, 1:128.14.0esr-1, 1:128.14.0esr-1~deb11u1, 128.13.0esr-1, 128.14.0esr-1, 128.14.0esr-1~deb11u1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 13, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    Use-after-free in the XML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 115.43, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    firefox-esr fixed in 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1

  3. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    firefox-esr fixed in 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1

  4. Oct 14, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    Use-after-free in the XML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 115.43, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

  5. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    firefox-esr fixed in 153.5.0esr-1~deb12u1; firefox-esr fixed in 153.5.0esr-1~deb13u1

  6. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    firefox-esr fixed in 153.5.0esr-1~deb12u1

  7. Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    Use-after-free in the XML component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 158, Firefox ESR 115.43, Firefox ESR 153.5, Thunderbird 158, and Thunderbird 153.5.

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.