Mozilla Firefox up to 140.13/153/153.0 CanvasWebGL privileges management

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.13/153/153.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CanvasWebGL. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-74941. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 140.13/153/153.0. This affects some unknown processing of the component CanvasWebGL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Privilege escalation in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 154, Firefox ESR 140.14, and Firefox ESR 153.1.
The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-74941 since 08/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 08/19/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 337935 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-74941), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 140.14, 153.1 or 154 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (337935). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 337935
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-74941
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: Firefox 140.14/153.1/154
Timeline
08/17/2026 CVE reserved08/18/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/18/2026 VulDB entry created
08/19/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: bugzilla.mozilla.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-74941 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-74941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-391593
Entry
Created: 08/18/2026 15:02Updated: 08/19/2026 12:37
Changes: 08/18/2026 15:02 (57), 08/19/2026 12:37 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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