VDB-380911 · CVE-2026-16401 · GCVE-0-2026-16401

Mozilla Firefox up to 152 Data Loss Prevention Remote Code Execution

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7.0	$5k-$25k	1.07

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 152. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Data Loss Prevention. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-16401. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 152 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Data Loss Prevention. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation in the Data Loss Prevention component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 153.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-16401 since 07/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026).

Upgrading to version 153 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Firefox 153

Timelineinfo

07/20/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16401 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380911

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 16:29
Changes: 07/21/2026 16:29 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103