Mozilla Firefox up to 149 postMessage Remote Code Execution

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 149. Impacted is an unknown function of the component postMessage. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-6755. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 149. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component postMessage. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:
Mitigation bypass in the DOM: postMessage component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 150.
The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-6755 since 04/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/20/2026).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 310607 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6755), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 150 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (310607) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1228). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Affected
- Debian Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Mozilla Firefox
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
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 310607
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6755
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 150
Timeline
04/21/2026 Advisory disclosed04/21/2026 CVE reserved
04/21/2026 VulDB entry created
05/20/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-6755 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6755
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358440
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1228 - Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox ESR und Firefox: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 04/21/2026 15:54Updated: 05/20/2026 13:50
Changes: 04/21/2026 15:54 (54), 04/28/2026 19:09 (2), 05/20/2026 13:50 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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