Mozilla Firefox up to 140.12/152 IndexedDB information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.1 | $0-$5k | 1.10 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.12/152. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IndexedDB. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-16391. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.12/152. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component IndexedDB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Information disclosure in the Storage: IndexedDB component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153 and Firefox ESR 140.13.
The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-16391 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 140.13 or 153 eliminates this vulnerability.
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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: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 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-2026-16391 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380890
Entry
Created: 07/21/2026 15:56Changes: 07/21/2026 15:56 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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