Mozilla Firefox up to 147 Settings UI information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 147. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Settings UI. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-2803. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 147. This affects an unknown function of the component Settings UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Information disclosure, mitigation bypass in the Settings UI component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 148 and Thunderbird < 148.
It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-2803 since 02/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/02/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 300122 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-2803), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 148 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (300122), EUVD (EUVD-2026-8456) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0497). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Debian Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Oracle Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Mozilla Thunderbird
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔒
ADP CISA Base Score: 7.5
ADP CISA Vector: 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 300122
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-2803
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 148
Timeline
02/19/2026 CVE reserved02/24/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/24/2026 VulDB entry created
03/02/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-2803 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2803
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347571
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0497 - Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR und Thunderbird: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 02/24/2026 16:10Updated: 03/02/2026 21:58
Changes: 02/24/2026 16:10 (56), 02/24/2026 23:27 (1), 02/28/2026 14:32 (21), 03/01/2026 14:22 (2), 03/02/2026 21:58 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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