VDB-352765 · CVE-2026-4717 · Nessus 303505

Mozilla Firefox up to 148 Netmonitor Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 148. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Netmonitor. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-4717. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 148. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Netmonitor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation in the Netmonitor component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 149, Firefox ESR < 140.9, Thunderbird < 149, and Thunderbird < 140.9.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-4717 since 03/24/2026. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 03/28/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 303505 (Mozilla Thunderbird < 140.9), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 149 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (303505). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔒

ADP CISA Base Score: 9.8
ADP CISA Vector: 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 303505
Nessus Name: Mozilla Thunderbird < 140.9

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Firefox 149

Timelineinfo

03/24/2026 Advisory disclosed
03/24/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
03/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/28/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-4717 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-4717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352765

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2026 14:42
Updated: 03/28/2026 20:13
Changes: 03/24/2026 14:42 (54), 03/25/2026 06:21 (2), 03/28/2026 20:13 (22)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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