VDB-340577 · CVE-2026-0882 · Nessus 284821

Mozilla Firefox up to 146 IPC use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 146. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IPC Component. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-0882. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 146. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPC Component. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free in the IPC component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 147, Firefox ESR < 115.32, Firefox ESR < 140.7, Thunderbird < 147, and Thunderbird < 140.7.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-0882 since 01/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/11/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 284821 (RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2026:0667)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 147 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (284821) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0090). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE openSUSE
RESF Rocky Linux
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox ESR
Mozilla Thunderbird

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 284821
Nessus Name: RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2026:0667)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Firefox 147

Timelineinfo

01/13/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/13/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
01/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/11/2026 +149 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0882 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0882
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340577
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0090 - Mozilla Firefox und Thunderbird: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2026 15:18
Updated: 06/11/2026 19:53
Changes: 01/13/2026 15:18 (56), 01/15/2026 17:13 (1), 01/15/2026 18:19 (2), 01/15/2026 21:47 (7), 01/23/2026 01:41 (1), 06/11/2026 19:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.