Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8945

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android.

Published May 19, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sandbox escape in Firefox

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8945. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Sandbox escape in Firefox is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Sandbox escape in Firefox).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.40%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mozilla/firefox · cpe mozilla/firefox focus

Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe mozilla/firefoxversion unspecified
  • cpe mozilla/firefox focusversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-8945

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-2026-8945. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of Sandbox escape in Firefox is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-653; CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure. EPSS 0.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8945

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8945

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8945

    Sandbox escape in Firefox and Firefox Focus for Android. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 151.

    nvd.nist.gov

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.