Mozilla Firefox up to 115.37/140.12/152 Disability Access APIs use after free

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $5k-$25k | 3.55- |
Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 115.37/140.12/152. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Disability Access APIs. Executing a manipulation can lead to use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16356. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 115.37/140.12/152. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Disability Access APIs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Sandbox escape due to use-after-free in the Disability Access APIs component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153, Firefox ESR 115.38, and Firefox ESR 140.13.
The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-16356 since 07/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026).
Upgrading to version 115.38, 140.13 or 153 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 115.0
- 115.1
- 115.2
- 115.3
- 115.4
- 115.5
- 115.6
- 115.7
- 115.8
- 115.9
- 115.10
- 115.11
- 115.12
- 115.13
- 115.14
- 115.15
- 115.16
- 115.17
- 115.18
- 115.19
- 115.20
- 115.21
- 115.22
- 115.23
- 115.24
- 115.25
- 115.26
- 115.27
- 115.28
- 115.29
- 115.30
- 115.31
- 115.32
- 115.33
- 115.34
- 115.35
- 115.36
- 115.37
- 140.0
- 140.1
- 140.2
- 140.3
- 140.4
- 140.5
- 140.6
- 140.7
- 140.8
- 140.9
- 140.10
- 140.11
- 140.12
- 152
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: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 115.38/140.13/153
Timeline
07/20/2026 CVE reserved07/21/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-16356 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380854
Entry
Created: 07/21/2026 14:56Changes: 07/21/2026 14:56 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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